Bougainville monkey-faced bat
Bougainville monkey-faced bat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Pteropodidae |
Genus: | Pteralopex |
Species: | P. anceps |
Binomial name | |
Pteralopex anceps K. Andersen, 1909 | |
Bougainville Monkey-faced Bat range |
The Bougainville monkey-faced bat (Pteralopex anceps) is a megabat found only on islands of Bougainville and Choiseul in Melanesia. It is listed as an endangered species due to habitat loss and human disturbance.
References
- Helgen, K., Hamilton, S., Leary, T. & Bonaccorso, F. (2008). Pteralopex anceps. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 18 December 2008. Listed as Endangered B1ab(i,ii,iii,v).
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