Masked flying fox
Masked flying fox | |
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Pteropus personatus | |
Conservation status
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Pteropodidae |
Genus: | Pteropus |
Species: | P. personatus
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Binomial name | |
Pteropus personatus Temminck, 1825
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Masked Flying Fox range |
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The masked flying fox, Moluccan masked flying fox or masked fruit bat (Pteropus personatus), is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to Indonesia. It is part of a species complex of closely related species.[2] The species is hunted.[1]
Distribution and habitat[]
The masked flying fox is native to the North Molluca Islands in Indonesia.[2]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Tsang, S.M. (2016). "Pteropus personatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T18747A22084787. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T18747A22084787.en.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Don E. Wilson; DeeAnn M. Reeder (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. JHU Press. pp. 342–. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Mammals of Indonesia
- Pteropus
- Mammals described in 1825
- Taxa named by Coenraad Jacob Temminck
- Bats of Indonesia
- Fruit bat stubs