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Pteralopex (monkey-faced bats)

Synonyms: Pterolopex

Wikipedia Abstract

Pteralopex is a genus of large megabats in the family Pteropodidae. They are restricted to Solomon Islands rain forests in Melanesia, and all species are seriously threatened, being rated as either endangered or critically endangered by IUCN. Two species, P. taki and P. flanneryi, have been described since 2000.
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Species

Pteralopex anceps (Bougainville monkey-faced bat) (Endangered) (Attributes)
Pteralopex atrata (Guadalcanal monkey-faced bat) (Endangered) (Attributes)
Pteralopex flanneryi (Greater Monkey-faced Bat) (Critically Endangered)
Pteralopex pulchra (montane monkey-faced bat) (Critically Endangered) (Attributes)
Pteralopex taki (New Georgia Monkey-faced Bat) (Vulnerable) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0