Latidens salimalii Thonglongya, 1972:153
Salim Ali's fruit bat
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1948
Rediscovered in 1993
IUCN RedList status: Endangered
Distribution
Kerala & Tamil Nadu, India
Biology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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Singaravelan, N. and Marimuthu, G. 2003. Discovery of a cave as the day roost of a rarest fruit bat Latidens salimalii. Current Science 84(9): 1253-1256.
Srinivasulu, C., Srinivasulu, B. and Sinha, Y. P. 2012. Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of South Asia: Biogeography, diversity, taxonomy and distribution. Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London.
Vanitharani, J., Malathi, U. S. U. and Arul Sundari, K. 2005. New records of bats from Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, India. BatNet CCINSA Newsletter 6(1): 13-14.
Vanitharani, J., Pearch, M., Jeya Prabha, L. and Annamalai, R. R. 2004. A review of the distribution and status of Latidens salimalii (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) with new records from the Western Ghats, India. Lutra 47(1): 21-32.