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SPECIES Pteralopex taki
Author: | Parnaby, 2002. | Citation: | Aust. Mammal., 23: 146. | Common Name: | New Georgian Monkey-faced Bat | 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. | Distribution: | New Georgia Isl and Vangunu Isl (Solomon Isls). Apparently locally extinct on Kolombangara Isl. | Status: | IUCN 2003 – Not Evaluated as Pteralopex sp. nov., but Parnaby (2000b) recommended that this species be classified in the IUCN threat category of "Critically Endangered." | Comments: | In addition to the original description by Parnaby (2002b), see Flannery (1995b), who discussed this species under its common name. |
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