Moss-forest blossom bat

Moss-forest blossom bat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
Genus: Syconycteris
Species: S. hobbit
Binomial name
Syconycteris hobbit
Ziegler, 1982
Moss-forest blossom bat range

The moss-forest blossom bat (Syconycteris hobbit) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae found in New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Aplin, K.; Armstrong, K. (2016). "Syconycteris hobbit". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T21183A22126041.


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