Montane Monkey-Faced Bat - Pteralopex pulchra
( Flannery, 1991 )

 

 

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Subspecies: Unknown
Est. World Population: 0-50

CITES Status: NOT LISTED
IUCN Status: Critically Endangered
U.S. ESA Status: NOT LISTED

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Life Span: in the Wild
Life Span: in Captivity

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Habitat:
Flannery (1995, p. 242) recorded the habitat at the collection site as being "primary mossy montane forest with emergent Metrosideros and palms, and an abundant understorey of ferns and climbing bamboo". The species is likely restricted to upland areas.

Range:
This bat is known from a single specimen collected on the southern slopes of Mount Makarakomburu, Guadacanal in the Solomon Islands. It was recorded at 1,230 m asl (elevational range of 1,200-2,448 m comes from Helgen 2005).

Conservation:
This species is not found in any protected areas. Survey work on the species is urgently needed to confirm its presence. Studies of the natural history of the species and threats faced by it are also needed.

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