Small-toothed fruit bat
Small-toothed fruit bat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Pteropodidae |
Genus: | Neopteryx Hayman, 1946 |
Species: | N. frosti |
Binomial name | |
Neopteryx frosti Hayman, 1946 | |
Small-toothed fruit bat range on Sulawesi. |
The small-toothed fruit bat (Neopteryx frosti) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is monotypic within the genus Neopteryx.[1]
Distribution
This fruit bat is endemic to central Indonesia. It is known only from two localities on Sulawesi island. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
- Conservation
It is an IUCN Red List Endangered species, due to continued habitat decline and intense hunting.
See also
- Bats of Indonesia
- Endemic fauna of Indonesia
References
Sources
- IUCN Red List.org: Neopteryx frosti (Small-toothed fruit bat), Chiroptera Specialist Group, 1996 . accessed 3.13.2017.
- Current IUCN Red List of all Threatened Species
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