been documented from above sea level, but it likely occurs up to elevations of . Most individuals, however, have been collected at or near sea level. It prefers lowland forests. It is probably dependent upon old-growth forests for habitat. Conservation It is currently evaluated as endangered by the IUCN. It is threatened by hunting for bushmeat. Logging is also a threat to this species, as it likely roosts in hollow trees during the day. It has consistently been evaluated as endangered since it was first assessed in 1994, with the exception of 1996–2008 when it was evaluated as critically endangered. The only record of its occurrence on New Georgia Island is a single skull discovered in 1975. Despite extensive surveys, no Guadalcanal monkey-faced bats have been encountered on New Georgia Island since then, and it is feared extirpated from the island. It was last observed on Guadalcanal Island in September 2015. References External links An image of a juvenile Guadalcanal monkey-faced bat Pteralopex Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas Bats of Oceania Endemic fauna of the Solomon Islands Mammals of the Solomon Islands Endangered fauna of Oceania Bats as food Mammals described in 1888