Kingdom Animalia Order Chiroptera Genus Syconycteris Higher classification Syconycteris | Phylum Chordata Family Pteropodidae Scientific name Syconycteris carolinae Rank Species | |
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Similar Western Naked‑backed Fruit Bat, Hayman's dwarf epaulette, Sulawesi harpy fruit bat, Woodford's fruit bat | ||
The Halmahera blossom bat (Syconycteris carolinae) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae.
The bat is endemic to Halmahera and Bacan islands, of the northern Maluku Islands archipelago in Indonesia.
It is an IUCN Red List Vulnerable species because: its extent of occurrence is less than 20,000 km²; it is known only from three locations; and there is ongoing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat due to intensified habitat destruction.
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