White-collared fruit bat

White-collared fruit bat
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Pteropodidae
Genus:	Megaerops
Species:	M. wetmorei
Binomial name
	Megaerops wetmorei; Taylor, 1934
	White-collared fruit bat range

The white-collared fruit bat (Megaerops wetmorei) is a species of megabat found in Southeast Asia.

A specimen held by Brunei Museum (BM87/1983) had a forearm length of 48 millimetres (1.9 in), a head-body length of 65 millimetres (2.6 in), ears 12 millimetres (0.47 in) long, hind feet 8 millimetres (0.31 in) long and weighed 16 grams (0.56 oz).

References

↑ Rosell-Ambal, G.; Tabaranza, B.; Ramayla, S. (2008). "Megaerops wetmorei". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T12948A3401295. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T12948A3401295.en.

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[iucn_2008-1] Rosell-Ambal, G.; Tabaranza, B.; Ramayla, S. (2008). "Megaerops wetmorei". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T12948A3401295. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T12948A3401295.en.

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