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Monkey-faced Bats
Pteralopex
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.
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 5 known species
Bougainville Monkey-faced Bat
speciesPteralopex anceps
Guadalcanal Monkey-faced Bat
speciesPteralopex atrata
New Georgia Monkey-faced Bat
speciesPteralopex taki
Greater Monkey-faced Bat
speciesPteralopex flanneryi
Montane Monkey-faced Bat
speciesPteralopex pulchra
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 40954.