Guadalcanal monkey-faced bat

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iGuadalcanal monkey-faced bat
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
Genus: Pteralopex
Species: P. atrata
Binomial name
Pteralopex atrata
(Thomas, 1888)

The Guadalcanal monkey-faced bat (Pteralopex atrata) is an Old World fruit bat endemic to Solomon Islands. It is listed as a critically endangered species.

[edit] References

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