New Georgian Monkey-faced Bat
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The New Georgian Monkey-faced Bat (Pteralopex taki) is a recently described species of megabat
endemic to the Solomon Islands
, more specifically New Georgia
island and Vangunu
island. It is presumably extinct on Kolombangara
island, and remaining population on other islands are threatened by habitat loss and hunting. Consequently, it is considered endangered by IUCN.
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:...
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...
, more specifically New Georgia
New Georgia
New Georgia is the largest island of the Western Province of the Solomon Islands.-Geography:This island is located in the New Georgia Group, an archipelago including most of the other larger islands in the province...
island and Vangunu
Vangunu
Vangunu Island is an island, part of the New Georgia Islands in the Solomon Islands. It is located between New Georgia and Nggatokae Island, at , between the islands of New Georgia and Nggatokae. In the north of the island is Lake Marovo, the largest salt water in the world....
island. It is presumably extinct on Kolombangara
Kolombangara
Kolombangara is an island in the New Georgia Islands group of the Solomon Islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean...
island, and remaining population on other islands are threatened by habitat loss and hunting. Consequently, it is considered endangered by IUCN.