Pteralopex taki Parnaby 2002

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Pteropodidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 313-350 : 334

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7316519
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scientific name	Pteralopex taki Parnaby 2002
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Pteralopex taki Parnaby 2002 , Aust. Mammal., 23: 146.

Type Locality: Solomon Isls, New Georgia Isl, Marovo Lagoon, 5 km N of Patutiva Village, Mt Javi, 8°31'S, 157°52'E, 50 m. GoogleMaps

Vernacular Names: New Georgian Monkey-faced Bat.

Distribution: New Georgia Isl and Vangunu Isl (Solomon Isls). Apparently locally extinct on Kolombangara Isl.

Conservation: IUCN 2003 – Not Evaluated as Pteralopex sp. nov., but Parnaby (2000 b) recommended that this species be classified in the IUCN threat category of "Critically Endangered.".

Discussion: In addition to the original description by Parnaby (2002 b), see Flannery (1995 b), who discussed this species under its common name.

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Pteropodidae
Genus	Pteralopex