New Caledonia blossom bat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Pteropodidae |
Genus: | Notopteris |
Species: | N. neocaledonica
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Binomial name | |
Notopteris neocaledonica Trouessart, 1908
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Geographical distribution of Notopteris neocaldeonica based on museum specimens |
The New Caledonia blossom bat (Notopteris neocaledonica) is an uncommon species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. The species lives in caves in northern New Caledonia, and forms colonies of up to 300.[1]