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Long-tailed fruit bat

The long-tailed fruit bat, long-tailed blossom bat, or Fijian blossom bat 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. They are threatened by exploitation and disturbance of roosting caves, hunting, and tourism.

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Long-tailed fruit bat
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Placentalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
Genus: Notopteris
Species:
N. macdonaldi
Binomial name
Notopteris macdonaldi
Gray, 1859
Long-tailed fruit bat range

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. They are threatened by exploitation and disturbance of roosting caves, hunting, and tourism.1

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  1. Scanlon, A. (2019). "Notopteris macdonaldi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T14876A22023433. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T14876A22023433.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.