Nesonycteris maccoyi
(Flannery, 1993)
Malaita Blossom Bat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Chiroptera |
| Suborder | : Pteropodiformes |
| Superfamily | : Pteropodoidea |
| Family | : Pteropodidae |
| Subfamily | : Pteropodinae |
| Tribe | : Melonycterini |
| Genus | : Nesonycteris |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Authority citation
Flannery, T.F. 1993-03-19. Revision of the genus Melonycteris (Pteropodidae: Mammalia). Records of the Australian Museum 45(1):59-80.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.45.1993.130Original name as described
Melonycteris fardoulisi maccoyi
Type material
AM M.18836
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Naufe'e Village (10°31'S 161°03'E), altitude 400 m, Malaita, Solomon Islands"
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Solomon Islands
Taxonomy notes
split from N. fardoulisi
Taxonomy notes citation
Lavery, T. H., DeCicco, L. H., Olson, K. V., Holland, P. S., & Moyle, R. G. (2023). Phylogeography of Solomon Islands blossom bats reflects oceanic divides and Pleistocene connections. Journal of Biogeography, 00, 1-12.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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