Fijian monkey-faced bat
| Fijian monkey-faced bat | |
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| Male Fijian monkey-faced bat near the summit of Des Vœux Peak in Taveuni, Fiji. This individual bat is the holotype of the species. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Genus: |
Mirimiri Helgen, 2005 |
| Species: | M. acrodonta |
| Binomial name | |
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Mirimiri acrodonta (Hill & Beckon, 1978) |
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| Fijian monkey-faced bat range | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pteralopex acrodonta |
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Pteralopex acrodonta
The Fijian monkey-faced bat (Mirimiri acrodonta) 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, and is Fiji's only endemic mammal. It has recently been transferred from Pteralopex to its own monotypic genus Mirimiri.
It is listed as a critically endangered species due to habitat loss. Due to its imperiled status, it is identified by the Alliance for Zero Extinction as a species in danger of imminent extinction. In 2013, Bat Conservation International listed this species as one of the 35 species of its worldwide priority list of conservation.
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