Fischer's pygmy fruit bat | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Pteropodidae |
Genus: | Haplonycteris Lawrence, 1939 |
Species: | H. fischeri |
Binomial name | |
Haplonycteris fischeri Lawrence, 1939 | |
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Fischer's pygmy fruit bat range |
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