Hypsignathus

E531972

genus megabat species taxon

Hypsignathus is a genus of African megabats best known for the hammer-headed bat, a large fruit bat notable for the male’s distinctive, elongated head and loud vocalizations.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Epomophorus	1
Hypsignathus canonical	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	genus ⓘ megabat ⓘ species ⓘ taxon ⓘ
activityPattern	nocturnal ⓘ
assessedBy	IUCN Red List NERFINISHED ⓘ
belongsTo	Afrotropical fauna ⓘ
class	Mammalia ⓘ
commonName	hammer-headed bat ⓘ hammer-headed bats ⓘ hammerhead bat ⓘ
conservationStatus	Least Concern ⓘ
containsTaxon	Hypsignathus monstrosus NERFINISHED ⓘ
diet	figs ⓘ fruit ⓘ other plant matter ⓘ
distribution	Central Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of East Africa ⓘ
ecologicalRole	pollinator ⓘ seed disperser ⓘ
family	Pteropodidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
genus	Hypsignathus NERFINISHED ⓘ
habitat	riverine forest ⓘ swamp forest ⓘ tropical rainforest ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
matingSystem	lek mating system ⓘ
nativeTo	sub-Saharan Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	extreme sexual dimorphism in head shape ⓘ large body size among African bats ⓘ very loud vocalizations ⓘ
order	Chiroptera NERFINISHED ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
reproduction	females visit male leks to choose mates ⓘ
roostsIn	forest canopy ⓘ trees ⓘ
sexualDimorphism	males have greatly enlarged, elongated heads ⓘ males have inflatable nasal and laryngeal structures ⓘ
subfamily	Pteropodinae NERFINISHED ⓘ
suborder	Yinpterochiroptera NERFINISHED ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
threat	habitat loss ⓘ hunting for bushmeat ⓘ
vocalization	loud honking calls ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pteropodidae → includesGenus → Hypsignathus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Epomophorus