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The common blossom bat (Syconycteris australis) also known as the southern blossom bat or Queensland blossom bat, is a megabat in the family Pteropodidae. The common blossom bat feeds mostly on nectar and pollen rather than fruit. [1] It is one of eight Pteropodidae species on mainland Australia. It is one of the smallest of all nectarivorous ...
Syconycteris (blossom bat) is a genus of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. [1] There are three described species at present, with more likely to be added. Members of this genus are found in Indonesia, New Guinea and Australia.
The long-tongued nectar bat (Macroglossus minimus), also known as the northern blossom bat, honey nectar bat, [2] least blossom-bat, [3] dagger-toothed long-nosed fruit bat, [1] and lesser long-tongued fruit bat, [1] is a species of megabat. M. minimus is one of the smallest species in the family Pteropodidae, with an average length of 60–85 ...
Fardoulis' blossom bat (Melonycteris fardoulisi) Black-bellied fruit bat (Melonycteris melanops) Woodford's fruit bat (Melonycteris woodfordi) Genus Mirimiri [28] Fijian monkey-faced bat (Mirimiri acrodonta) Genus Neopteryx [29] [4] Small-toothed fruit bat (Neopteryx frosti) Genus Pteralopex [30] Bougainville monkey-faced bat (Pteralopex anceps)
This is the list of bats of Australia, [1] [2] [3] a sub-list of the list of mammals of Australia. About 81 bat species are known to occur in Australia, Lord Howe and Christmas Island . [ 4 ] This list principally follows the authoritative references, the Australian Faunal Directory [ 5 ] and Churchill (2008).
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 species — several birds, mussels, two species of fish and the Little Mariana fruit bat last seen in Guam in 1968 — have been listed as endangered for decades, according to the U.S. Fish ...
Melonycteris (dark blossom bat) is a genus of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. [1] Members are found in the Solomon Islands or in the case of the black-bellied fruit bat, in Papua New Guinea. It contains the following species: Fardoulis's blossom bat, Melonycteris fardoulisi; Black-bellied fruit bat, Melonycteris melanops