Halmahera blossom bat
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.
| Halmahera blossom bat | |
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| Scientific 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 | |
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.
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