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The hammer-headed bat is the largest bat in mainland Africa. [12] Males have wingspans up to 90.1 cm (2.96 ft), [ 13 ] and all individuals have forearm lengths exceeding 112 mm (4.4 in). [ 12 ] It has pronounced sexual dimorphism , more so than any other bat species in the world, [ 12 ] with males up to twice as heavy as females.
Hammer-headed bat (Hypsignathus monstrosus) Genus Megaloglossus [42] [36] Azagnyi fruit bat (Megaloglossus azagny) Woermann's bat (Megaloglossus woermanni) Genus Micropteropus [36] Hayman's dwarf epauletted fruit bat (Micropteropus intermedius) [43] Peters's dwarf epauletted fruit bat (Micropteropus pusillus) [44] Genus Myonycteris [45]
Hemiandrus monstrosus, a synonym for Anisoura nicobarica, the Northland tusked weta, an insect species endemic to New Zealand; Homo monstrosus, a synonym for Homo sapiens; Hypsignathus monstrosus, the hammer-headed bat or big-lipped bat, a bat species widely distributed in equatorial Africa
Bat bugs are closely related to bed bugs, and are so similar in appearance that they are often mistaken for bed bugs. Microscopic examination is needed to distinguish them. Bat bugs will also bite humans if given the opportunity. [2] Bat bug species include: African bat bug (Afrocimex constrictus) Eastern bat bug (Cimex adjunctus)
Bats have been traditionally thought to be a monophyletic group; according to this model, all living fruit bats and microbats (Microchiroptera) are descendants of a common ancestor species that was already capable of flight. [3] However, there are alternate hypotheses which conclude that bats are polyphyletic.
Pteropus (suborder Yinpterochiroptera) is a genus of megabats which are among the largest bats in the world. They are commonly known as fruit bats or flying foxes , among other colloquial names. They live in South Asia , Southeast Asia , Australia , East Africa , and some oceanic islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. [ 3 ]
They are often loosely called "hammerhead worms" or "broadhead planarians" because of the distinctive shape of their head region. Land planarians are unique in that they possess a "creeping sole", a highly ciliated region on the ventral epidermis that helps them to creep over the substrate. [ 2 ]
Polyctenidae species or bat bugs are obligate, hematophagous ectoparasites of bats. These insects are not to be confused with cimicid bat bugs , which are members of the family Cimicidae . A significant relationship appears to occur between the family groups and the species of hosts that indicates co-evolution and specialization. [ 1 ]