Halmahera blossom bat
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Pteropodidae |
Genus: | Syconycteris |
Species: | S. carolinae
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Binomial name | |
Syconycteris carolinae Rozendaal, 1984
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Halmahera blossom bat range |
The Halmahera blossom bat (Syconycteris carolinae) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to Halmahera and Bacan islands, of the northern Maluku Islands archipelago in Indonesia.
It is an IUCN Red List Near Threatened species. A 2017 study ranked the species as the 8th highest research priority among island endemic bats based on conservation situation and current data availability.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Waldien, D.L.; Tsang, S.M.; Bouillard, N. (2021). "Syconycteris carolinae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T21184A22125551. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T21184A22125551.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Conenna, Irene; Rocha, Ricardo; Russo, Danilo; Cabeza, Mar (2017-04-17). "Insular bats and research effort: a review of global patterns and priorities". Mammal Review. 47 (3): 169–182. doi:10.1111/mam.12090. ISSN 0305-1838. S2CID 90182083.