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Halmahera blossom bat

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Halmahera blossom bat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
Genus: Syconycteris
Species:
S. carolinae
Binomial name
Syconycteris carolinae
Rozendaal, 1984
Halmahera blossom bat range

The Halmahera blossom bat (Syconycteris carolinae) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to Halmahera and Bacan islands, of the northern Maluku Islands archipelago in Indonesia.

It is an IUCN Red List Near Threatened species. A 2017 study ranked the species as the 8th highest research priority among island endemic bats based on conservation situation and current data availability.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Waldien, D.L.; Tsang, S.M.; Bouillard, N. (2021). "Syconycteris carolinae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T21184A22125551. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T21184A22125551.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Conenna, Irene; Rocha, Ricardo; Russo, Danilo; Cabeza, Mar (2017-04-17). "Insular bats and research effort: a review of global patterns and priorities". Mammal Review. 47 (3): 169–182. doi:10.1111/mam.12090. ISSN 0305-1838. S2CID 90182083.