Bulmer's fruit bat | |
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The Distribution of Aproteles bulmerae | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Pteropodidae |
Genus: | Aproteles Menzies, 1977 |
Species: | A. bulmerae
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Binomial name | |
Aproteles bulmerae (Menzies, 1977)
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Bulmer's Fruit Bat range |
Bulmer's fruit bat (Aproteles bulmerae) is a megabat endemic to New Guinea. It is listed as a critically endangered species due to habitat loss and hunting. It is the only member of the genus Aproteles. Due to its imperiled status, it is identified by the Alliance for Zero Extinction as a species in danger of imminent extinction.[2]