Fijian monkey-faced bat
| Fijian monkey-faced bat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Genus: | Mirimiri Helgen, 2005 |
| Species: | M. acrodonta |
| Binomial name | |
| Mirimiri acrodonta (Hill & Beckon, 1978) | |
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| Fijian monkey-faced bat range | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pteralopex acrodonta | |
The Fijian monkey-faced bat (Mirimiri acrodonta) is a megabat endemic to Fiji. It was discovered in old-growth cloud forest on Des Vœux Peak, the second highest mountain peak (1,195 m) on the island of Taveuni by William and Ruth Beckon in 1976,[2] and is Fiji's only endemic mammal.[3] It is listed as a critically endangered species due to habitat loss.[1] It has recently been transferred from Pteralopex to its own monotypic genus Mirimiri.[4]
Male Fijian monkey-faced bat near the summit of Des Vœux Peak in Taveuni, Fiji. This individual bat is the holotype of the species.
References
- 1 2 Helgen, K., Palmeirim, J. & Allison, A. (2008). Mirimiri acrodonta. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2
- ↑ Hill, J. E.; Beckon, W. N. (1976). "A new species of Pteralopex Thomas, 1888 (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) from the Fiji Islands" (PDF). Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. Hist. (Zool.) 34 (2): 65–82.
- ↑ "Kula Ecopark". Archived from the original on 2007-09-19. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
- ↑ Helgen, K. M. (2005). "Systematics of the Pacific monkey-faced bats (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae), with a new species of Pteralopex and a new Fijian genus". Systematics and Biodiversity 3 (4): 433–453. doi:10.1017/S1477200005001702.
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