São Tomé leaf-nosed bat
| São Tomé leaf-nosed bat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Hipposideridae |
| Genus: | Macronycteris |
| Species: | M. thomensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Macronycteris thomensis (Bocage, 1891) | |
| São Tomé leaf-nosed bat range | |
The São Tomé leaf-nosed bat (Macronycteris thomensis) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is endemic to the island of São Tomé, in the Gulf of Guinea off the western coast of Africa. The bat's natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and caves.