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--> FAMILY Pteropodidae
--> GENUS Melonycteris
--> SUBGENUS Nesonycteris
SPECIES Melonycteris (Nesonycteris) woodfordi
| Author: | Thomas, 1887. | | Citation: | Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 5, 19: 147. | | Common Name: | Woodford's Fruit Bat | | Type Locality: | Solomon Isls, Western Province, Alu Isl (near Shortland Isl) | | Distribution: | Bougainville and Buka Isls (Papua New Guinea), N and W Solomon Isls. | | Status: | IUCN/SSC Action Plan (1992) – Not Threatened as M. woodfordi, No Data: Limited Distribution as M. aurantius. IUCN 2003 – Lower Risk (lc) as M. woodfordi; Vulnerable as M. aurantius. | | Comments: | Subgenus Nesonycteris. Includes aurantius; see Flannery (1993b). Also see Flannery (1995b) and Bonaccorso (1998). |
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