Malaita Tube-nosed Fruit Bat
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The Malaita Tube-nosed Fruit Bat (Nyctimene malaitensis) is a species of megabat
in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands
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Megabat
Megabats constitute the suborder Megachiroptera, family Pteropodidae of the order Chiroptera . They are also called fruit bats, old world fruit bats, or flying foxes.-Description:...
in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of . The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal...
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Source
- Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. Nyctimene malaitensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.