Pteralopex anceps K. Andersen, 1909:266
Bougainville monkey-faced bat
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Pteralopex atrata anceps K. Anderson, 1909
Conservation Status
Last record: 1968
Rediscovered in 1995
IUCN RedList status: Endangered
Distribution
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea & Choiseul, Solomon Islands
Biology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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