Educational resources on Hammer-Headed Fruit Bat

Hammer-Headed Fruit Bat or Hypsignathus monstrosus is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern . IUCN Profile of the Hammer-Headed Fruit Bat

Academic web links for the Hammer-Headed Fruit Bat.

Untitled Document [www.bio.davidson.edu]
Figure 1: Shows the male hammer-headed fruit bat's distinct facial features. photo courtsey of: NotTooHappy (member of www.AboveTopSecret.com) Taxonomy
www.bio.davidson.edu/people/vecase/Behavior/Spring2007/Hull/general.html

Untitled Document [www.bio.davidson.edu]
The hammer-headed fruit bat is a home range species. This bat focues their feeding and foraging strategies on specific fruits. Their main diet, figs, attract these bats because
www.bio.davidson.edu/people/vecase/Behavior/Spring2007/Hull/socialrelations.html

Untitled Document [www.bio.davidson.edu]
The hammer-headed fruit bat hosts its own known heptaoparasite, the Hepatocystis carpenteri. Some studies suggest that in certain hammer-head bat populations, a high percentage of
www.bio.davidson.edu/people/vecase/Behavior/Spring2007/Hull/predators.html

Untitled Document [www.bio.davidson.edu]
...photo courtsey of: Brent Huffman . Geographical Range and Habitat . The hammer-headed fruit bat is the largest bat in Africa and is found mainly in central Africa (Boland, 2003).
www.bio.davidson.edu/people/vecase/Behavior/Spring2007/Hull/habitat.html

Untitled Document [www.bio.davidson.edu]
..."Hypsignathus monstrosus (hammer-headed fruit bat)." The Animal Diversity Web Retrieved 4/12/07, 2007, from http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information
www.bio.davidson.edu/people/vecase/Behavior/Spring2007/Hull/references.html

ADW: Hypsignathus monstrosus: Information
Hypsignathus monstrosus hammer-headed fruit bat ... Hypsignathus monstrosus is found in the forested regions of central Africa.
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Hypsignathus_monstrosus.html

ADW: Hypsignathus: Classification
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ADW: Hypsignathus_monstrosus.jpg
What's in a Scientific Name? Authority Lists: Where We Get Our Names Name ... Hypsignathus monstrosus (hammer-headed fruit bat)
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/resources/Grzimek_mammals/Pteropodids/Hypsignathus...

Untitled Document [www.bio.davidson.edu]
The Hammer-headed Fruit Bat (Hypsignathus monstrosus) ... photo courtsey of: NotTooHappy (member of AboveTopSecret.com) This page was
www.bio.davidson.edu/people/vecase/Behavior/Spring2007/Hull/Index.html

ADW: Hypsignathus monstrosus: Pictures
Hypsignathus monstrosus (hammer-headed fruit bat)
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/pictures/Hypsignathus_monstrosus.html