Black-bellied Fruit Bat
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| Melonycteris melanops Dobson, 1877 |
The Black-bellied Fruit Bat (Melonycteris melanops) is a species of bat in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea. During daytime, this tiny flying fox roosts preferably among dry banana leaves, a perfect camouflage given its orange, brown, black and white belly fur pattern. Males are ressource defenders, in gardens they try to monopolize banana flowers within a territory.
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- Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. Melonycteris melanops. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
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