Woodford's Fruit Bat
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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."
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...
. The Orange Fruit Bat
Orange Fruit Bat
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."-Source:* Chiroptera Specialist...
has now been equated with this species.
"Taxonomic Notes: The species Melonycteris aurantius was synonymized with this species."
"This species is present in Solomon Island chain (Papua New GuineaPapua New GuineaPapua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
and Solomon Islands). The subspecies Melonycteris woodfordi woodfordi is found on the islands of BougainvilleBougainville IslandBougainville Island is the main island of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville of Papua New Guinea. This region is also known as Bougainville Province or the North Solomons. The population of the province is 175,160 , which includes the adjacent island of Buka and assorted outlying islands...
and BukaBuka, Papua New GuineaBuka is situated on Buka Island, Bougainville Province, Papua New Guinea. It has been the capital of the province during the Bougainville civil war...
of Papua New Guinea, and the islands of Oblari, Alu, ChoiselChoiselChoisel is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-References:*...
, Fauro, Mono, and Santa Ysabel in the Solomon Islands. The subspecies M. w. aurantius is found on Nggela and Florida Islands in the Solomon Islands (Bonaccorso 1998; Flannery 1995). The species occurs from sea level to 1,100 m asl."