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Fijian monkey faced bat

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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Chiroptera

Genus
  
MirimiriHelgen, 2005

Higher classification
  
Mirimiri

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Pteropodidae

Scientific name
  
Mirimiri acrodonta

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Pteralopex, Bougainville monkey‑faced bat, Bat, Montane monkey‑faced bat, Guadalcanal monkey‑faced bat

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 is listed as a critically endangered species due to habitat loss. It has recently been transferred from Pteralopex to its own monotypic genus Mirimiri.

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Fijian monkey-faced bat Wikipedia