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The long-tailed fruit bat, long-tailed blossom bat, or Fijian blossom bat (Notopteris macdonaldi) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Fiji and Vanuatu . They roost as large colonies in caves and forage in a range of lowland and montane habitats.
The Fijian monkey-faced bat (Mirimiri acrodonta), also known as the Fijian flying fox or Fijian flying monkey, 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; 3,921 ft) on the island of Taveuni by William and Ruth Beckon in 1976, [2] and is Fiji's only endemic mammal. [3]
Notopteris (long-tailed blossom bat) is a genus of megabats in the family Pteropodidae, [1] and the sole member of the subfamily Notopterisinae. [2] It contains the following species: Long-tailed fruit bat, Notopteris macdonaldi (Fiji and Vanuatu) New Caledonia blossom bat, Notopteris neocaledonica (New Caledonia)
Cape York free-tailed bat, O. halli. Endemic, Cape York and the Northern Gulf. DD; South-western free-tailed bat, O. kitcheneri. Endemic, south-western Western Australia. LC; Northern free-tailed bat, O. lumsdenae. Endemic, widespread across the northern half of Australia. LC; Inland free-tailed bat, O. petersi. Endemic, widespread across the ...
The similarity to the echolocating bat Rousettus has led to hypthotheses that Syconycteris is also capable of echolocation. [4] The Etolo tribe of New Guinea will sometimes include Syconycteris bats in their diet, along with other bats. [5] Syconycteris is unique among megabats bats because they do not produce spats. Spats are created by slow ...
The black-bellied fruit bat is most closely related to Fardoulis's blossom bat, and then to the long-tongued nectar bat and the common blossom bat. [4] [6] [7] The black-bellied back has been shown through research to be "strongly indicated as sister taxon to all other megachiropterans" [4] and to be a primitive form of the Pteropodidae. [6]
Pteralopex is a genus of large megabats in the family Pteropodidae. [1] 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. [2]
The Fijian mastiff bat (Mops bregullae), also known as the Fijian free-tailed bat, is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Fiji and Vanuatu . In 2013, Bat Conservation International listed this species as one of the 35 species of its worldwide priority list of conservation. [ 2 ]