Fijian monkey-faced bat
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The Fijian monkey-faced bat (Mirimiri acrodonta) Also known as Fijian flying fox or Fijian flying monkey, is a megabat endemic to Fiji. It was discovered in old-growth cloud forest on Des Vœux Peak, the second highest mountain peak (1,195 m) on the island of Taveuni by William and Ruth Beckon in 1976,[2] and is Fiji's only endemic mammal.[3] It has recently been transferred from Pteralopex to its own monotypic genus Mirimiri.[4]
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Fijian monkey-faced bat | |
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Male near the summit of Des Vœux Peak in Taveuni, Fiji. This individual bat is the holotype of the species. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Pteropodidae |
Genus: | Mirimiri Helgen, 2005 |
Species: | M. acrodonta |
Binomial name | |
Mirimiri acrodonta (Hill & Beckon, 1978) | |
Fijian monkey-faced bat range | |
Synonyms | |
Pteralopex acrodonta |
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