Greater monkey-faced bat

Greater monkey-faced bat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
Genus: Pteralopex
Species:
P. flanneryi
Binomial name
Pteralopex flanneryi
Helgen, 2005
Greater monkey-faced bat range

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. It is listed as a critically endangered species and the population is decreasing. It is the largest monkey-faced bat.[2]

  1. ^ Lavery, T.H. (2017). "Pteralopex flanneryi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T136587A21998747. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T136587A21998747.en. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Helgen 2005 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).