New_Georgia_monkey-faced_bat

New Georgian monkey-faced bat

New Georgian monkey-faced bat

Species of bat

The New Georgian monkey-faced bat or New Georgian flying monkey (Pteralopex taki) is a recently described species of megabat endemic to the New Georgia and Vangunu Islands. It is presumably extinct on Kolombangara Island, and the remaining populations on other islands are threatened by habitat loss and hunting. Consequently, it is considered vulnerable by the IUCN.[2] In 2013, Bat Conservation International listed this species as one of the 35 species of its worldwide priority list of conservation.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
  2. [2]
    Lavery, T.H. (2017). "Pteralopex taki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T29473A22066155. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T29473A22066155.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Annual Report 2013-2014" (PDF). batcon.org. Bat Conservation International. August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 7, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2017.


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