The greater monkey-faced bat, or greater flying monkey (Pteralopex flanneryi), is a megabat endemic to the Solomon Islands, Bougainville in Papua New Guinea and nearby small islands. It is the largest monkey-faced bat and is listed as critically endangered, with a decreasing population. Before 2005 it was considered synonymous with the Bougainville monkey-faced bat, until Kristofer Helgen described it as a new species that year and named it flanneryi to honour Dr Tim Flannery for his studies of Melanesian mammals. As of 2017 no genetic analysis has been made of the genus Pteralopex, but its closest relative is hypothesised to be the Guadalcanal monkey-faced bat.
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The greater monkey-faced bat or greater flying monkey (Pteralopex flanneryi) is a megabat endemic to Solomon Islands, Bougainville, in Papua New Guinea, and nearby small islands.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
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The greater monkey-faced bat or greater flying monkey (Pteralopex flanneryi) is a megabat endemic to Solomon Islands, Bougainville, in Papua New Guinea, and nearby small islands.
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1. Greater monkey-faced bat (Wikipedia)
Distribution, Papua New Guinea
The greater monkey-faced bat or greater flying monkey (Pteralopex flanneryi) is a megabat endemic to Solomon Islands, Bougainville, in Papua New Guinea, and nearby small islands.
Distribution, Solomon Islands
The greater monkey-faced bat or greater flying monkey (Pteralopex flanneryi) is a megabat endemic to Solomon Islands, Bougainville, in Papua New Guinea, and nearby small islands.
Diet
It is thought to be frugivorous, and it has been observed eating unripe coconuts.
Relationship to people, hunting
It is threatened by hunting for bushmeat and habitat destruction.
Article text, population
It is listed as a critically endangered species and the population is decreasing.
Article text, threats
It is listed as critically endangered by the IUCN. It is threatened by hunting for bushmeat and habitat destruction.
Article text, threats, threats
Some of the islands on which it is found have been assessed as highly susceptible to environmental impacts by climate change, which could threaten the species.
Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, Lead
The greater monkey-faced bat or greater flying monkey (Pteralopex flanneryi) is a megabat endemic to Solomon Islands, Bougainville, in Papua New Guinea, and nearby small islands.
In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
The greater monkey-faced bat or greater flying monkey (Pteralopex flanneryi) is a megabat endemic to Solomon Islands, Bougainville, in Papua New Guinea, and nearby small islands.
View the Source2. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 5787449: species profile of Pteralopex flanneryi
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"extinct": false
3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 5787449: IUCN Red List category of Pteralopex flanneryi
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"category": "CRITICALLY_ENDANGERED"
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