Megaloglossus woermanni Pagenstecher 1885

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Pteropodidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 313-350 : 326

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scientific name	Megaloglossus woermanni Pagenstecher 1885
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Megaloglossus woermanni Pagenstecher 1885 , Zool. Anz., 8: 245.

Type Locality: Gabon, Sibange farm.

Vernacular Names: Woermann's Long-tongued Fruit Bat.

Synonyms: Megaloglossus prigoginei Hayman 1966 .

Distribution: Guinea Bissau, Guinea, and Sierra Leone to Dem. Rep. Congo and Uganda, Equatorial Guinea (Bioko, Mbini), Gabon, Republic of Congo, and N Angola.

Conservation: IUCN / SSC Action Plan (1992) – Not Threatened. IUCN 2003 – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Reviewed by Bergmans and van Bree (1972) and Bergmans (1997).