Aproteles bulmerae Menzies 1977

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).