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Pteralopex

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Pteralopex is a genus of large megabats in the family Pteropodidae. Species in this genus are commonly known as "monkey-faced bats". They are restricted to Solomon Islands rain forests in Melanesia, and all species are seriously threatened, being rated as either endangered or critically endangered by IUCN. Two species, P. taki and P. flanneryi, have been described since 2000.

Montane Monkey-faced Bat

species of mammal

Guadalcanal monkey-faced bat

species of mammal

Bougainville monkey-faced bat

species of mammal

New Georgian Monkey-faced Bat

species of mammal

Greater monkey-faced bat

species of mammal