Small-toothed fruit bat
| Small-toothed fruit bat | |
|---|---|
| |
Conservation status
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Genus: | Neopteryx Hayman, 1946 |
| Species: | N. frosti
|
| Binomial name | |
| Neopteryx frosti Hayman, 1946
| |
| |
| Small-toothed fruit bat range on Sulawesi. | |
The small-toothed fruit bat or small-toothed Flying fox (Neopteryx frosti) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is monotypic within the genus Neopteryx.[2]
Distribution[]
This fruit bat is endemic to central Indonesia. It is known only from two localities on Sulawesi island. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
Conservation[]
It is an IUCN Red List Endangered species, due to continued habitat decline and intense hunting.
See also[]
- Bats of Indonesia
- Endemic fauna of Indonesia
References[]
- ^ Tsang, S.M. (2016). "Neopteryx frosti". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T14560A115122474. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T14560A22032953.en.
- ^ ITIS Standard Report Page: Neopteryx
 | This article related to fruit bats is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
Categories:
- IUCN Red List endangered species
- Megabats
- Bats of Indonesia
- Endemic fauna of Indonesia
- Fauna of Sulawesi
- Endangered animals
- Endangered biota of Asia
- Mammals described in 1946
- Fruit bat stubs