Megaloglossus woermanni Pagenstecher 1885

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).