Montane monkey-faced bat
Montane monkey-faced bat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Pteropodidae |
Genus: | Pteralopex |
Species: | P. pulchra |
Binomial name | |
Pteralopex pulchra (Flannery, 1991) | |
Montane monkey-faced bat range |
The montane monkey-faced bat (Pteralopex pulchra) is a megabat endemic to the Solomon Islands. It is listed as a critically endangered species.[1]
References
- Chiroptera Specialist Group (1996). Pteralopex pulchra. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Listed as Critically Endangered (CR A1c v2.3)
- Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds). 1993. Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. Second edition. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington and London. (IUCN Red List).
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