Harrison's fruit bat

Harrison's fruit bat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
Genus: Lissonycteris
Species: L. goliath
Binomial name
Lissonycteris goliath
Bergmans, 1997

Harrison's fruit bat (Lissonycteris goliath) is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Mozambique and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and caves. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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