Great flying fox
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For the southeast Asian greater flying fox, see large flying fox.
| Great flying fox | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Genus: | Pteropus |
| Species: | P. neohibernicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pteropus neohibernicus Peters, 1876 |
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| Great flying fox range | |
The great flying fox (Pteropus neohibernicus), also known as the greater flying fox or Bismarck flying fox, is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is found throughout lowland areas of New Guinea and in the Bismarck Archipelago.[1] At up to 1.45 kg (3.2 lb) in weight, it is among the largest bats in the world.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Flannery, T. (1995). Mammals of New Guinea. Pp. 376-377. ISBN 0-7301-0411-7
- Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. Pteropus neohibernicus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
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