Halmahera blossom bat
| Halmahera blossom bat | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Genus: | Syconycteris |
| Species: | S. carolinae |
| Binomial name | |
| Syconycteris carolinae Rozendaal, 1984 | |
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| Halmahera blossom bat range | |
The Halmahera blossom bat (Syconycteris carolinae) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae.
The bat is endemic to Halmahera and Bacan islands, of the northern Maluku Islands archipelago in Indonesia. It is an IUCN Red List Vulnerable species because: its extent of occurrence is less than 20,000 km²; it is known only from three locations; and there is ongoing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat due to intensified habitat destruction.
References
- ↑ Helgen, K.; Salas, L. (2008). "Syconycteris carolinae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T21184A9247354.
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