Pteralopex

 ( Bat Genera ) 

Pteralopex is a genus of large in the family Pteropodidae. Species in this genus are commonly known as "monkey-faced bats". They are restricted to Solomon Islands rain forests in Melanesia, and all species are seriously threatened, being rated as either endangered or critically endangered by IUCN.IUCN (2008). 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Accessed 2008-12-17. Two species, P. taki and P. flanneryi, have been described since 2000.

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Species The Fijian monkey-faced bat, formerly placed in this genus, has recently been transferred to the monotypic Mirimiri.Helgen, K. M. (2005). Systematics of the Pacific monkey-faced bats (Chiroptera : Pteropodidae), with a new species of Pteraloplex and a new Fijian genus. Systematics and Biodiversity, 3(4):433-453.

• Bougainville monkey-faced bat, Pteralopex anceps
• Guadalcanal monkey-faced bat, Pteralopex atrata
• Greater monkey-faced bat, Pteralopex flanneryi
• Montane monkey-faced bat, Pteralopex pulchra
• New Georgian monkey-faced bat, Pteralopex takiParnaby, H. E. (2002). A taxonomic review of the genus Pteralopex (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae), the Monkey-faced Bats of the South-western Pacific. Australian Mammalogy. 23: 145-162.

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