Long-tailed fruit bat
The long-tailed fruit bat, long-tailed blossom bat, or Fijian blossom bat (Notopteris macdonaldi) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Fiji and Vanuatu. They roost as large colonies in caves and forage in a range of lowland and montane habitats. It is threatened by exploitation and disturbance of its roosting caves, hunting, and tourism.[1]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Genus: | Notopteris |
| Species: | N. macdonaldi |
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| Notopteris macdonaldi Gray, 1859 | |
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References
- Scanlon, A. (2019). "Notopteris macdonaldi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T14876A22023433.
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