Aproteles bulmerae Menzies 1977

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Pteropodidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 313-350 : 315

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scientific name	Aproteles bulmerae Menzies 1977
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Aproteles bulmerae Menzies 1977 , Aust. J. Zool., 25: 331.

Type Locality: Papua New Guinea, Chimbu Prov., 2 km SE Chuave Govt. Sta., 1,530 m.

Vernacular Names: Bulmer's Fruit Bat.

Distribution: Mainland Papua New Guinea.

Conservation: U.S. ESA – Endangered. IUCN / SSC Action Plan (1992) – Endangered: Limited Distribution. IUCN 2003 – Critically Endangered.

Discussion: Originally described from fossil material, but since found living ( Flannery and Seri, 1993; Hyndman and Menzies, 1980). See also Flannery (1995 a) and Bonaccorso (1998).