Authority citation: Ziegler, A.C. 1982. The Australo-Papuan genus Syconycteris (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) with the description of a new Papua New Guinea species. Occasional Papers of Bernice P. Bishop Museum 25(5):1-22.
Authority publication link: http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/pubs-online/pdf/op25-5.pdf
Original name as described: Syconycteris hobbit
Nominal names: hobbit A. C. Ziegler, 1982
Other common names: Highland Blossom Bat
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Chiroptera -- Family: Pteropodidae -- Subfamily: Macroglossusinae
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: BPBM VZ-BBM-NG 96644
Type locality: Mount Kaindi, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Indonesia (IDN) | Papua New Guinea (PNG)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Least concern
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