Caroline flying fox
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Species of bat
Caroline flying fox | |
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Conservation status
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Pteropodidae |
Genus: | Pteropus |
Species: | P. molossinus
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Binomial name | |
Pteropus molossinus Temminck, 1853
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Caroline flying fox range | |
Synonyms | |
Pteropus breviceps |
The Caroline flying fox or Pohnpei flying fox (Pteropus molossinus) is a species of megabat in the genus Pteropus, endemic to Micronesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. Prior to a ban on commercial exploitation, it was hunted for export substantially impacted the abundance. It is threatened by habitat loss due to expanding plantations.[1]
Sources[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Waldien, D.L., Wiles, G., Buden, D.W. & Obispo, B. (2020). "Pteropus molossinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T18741A22084572. Retrieved 10 July 2020.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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