AnAge entry for Macroderma gigas

Classification (HAGRID: 02327)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Chiroptera (Taxon entry)
                Family: Megadermatidae
                    Genus: Macroderma
Species: Macroderma gigas
Common name: Australian false vampire bat
Synonyms: Megaderma gigas

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