Fijian monkey-faced bat

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iFijian monkey-faced bat
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
Genus: Pteralopex
Species: P. acrodonta
Binomial name
Pteralopex acrodonta
(Hill & Beckon, 1978)

The Fijian monkey-faced bat (Pteralopex acrodonta) is an Old World fruit bat endemic to Fiji. It is listed as a critically endangered species due to habitat loss.

[edit] References

  • Chiroptera Specialist Group (1996). Pteralopex acrodonta. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Listed as Critically Endangered (CR A1c, B1+2c v2.3)