''Hepatocystis pteropti'' is a species of parasitic protozoa. The vertebrate hosts are

mammal Mammals () are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (), characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for feeding (nursing) their young, a neocortex (a region of the brain), fur or ...

Hosts

This species was described in the Oriental fruit bats '' Pteropus gouldii'', ''

Pteropus conspicillatus The spectacled flying fox (''Pteropus conspicillatus''), also known as the spectacled fruit bat, is a megabat that lives in Australia's north-eastern regions of Queensland. It is also found in New Guinea and on the offshore islands including Wood ...

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Pteropus scapulatus The little red flying-fox (''Pteropus scapulatus'') is a megachiropteran bat native to northern and eastern Australia. The species weighs about half a kilogram, one US pound, and is the smallest species of ''Pteropus'' in mainland Australia. ' ...

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Distribution

The species has been found in Asia and Australia.

References

Parasites of bats Haemosporida {{Apicomplexa-stub