Orange Fruit Bat
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The Orange Fruit Bat is a species of megabat
in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands
. It is now considered the same species as Woodford's Fruit Bat
. "Taxonomic Notes: The species Melonycteris aurantius was synonymized with this species."
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...
. It is now considered the same species as Woodford's Fruit Bat
Woodford's Fruit Bat
Woodford's Fruit Bat is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands. The Orange Fruit Bat has now been equated with this species....
. "Taxonomic Notes: The species Melonycteris aurantius was synonymized with this species."
Source
- Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. Melonycteris aurantius. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.