Hook bat (SciiFii)

The hook bat (Monodactylus nyctalus), also known as the flightless shalloth and the shalloth, is a species of flightless bat that originally did not exist, but has since been created by SciiFii and introduced throughout the rainforests of Hawaii to help boost biodiversity. The hook bat is an almost exclusively carnivorous species preying on small arboreal vertebrates that it snatches with its large hook-like claws. Its hunting strategy consists in hanging from a branch, waiting for potential prey to come nearby. The hook bat, however, also feeds on leaves to supplement its diet. Like sloths, the hook bat spends the majority of its life hanging upside down. Unlike most bats, the hook bat is a solitary throughout most of its life except during the breeding seasons. The conservation status of the hook bat is Vulnerable due to some habitat loss and historic poaching, however, thanks to the conservationists, the hook bat is a protected species and is making a comeback.