Bonin Flying Fox
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| Bonin Flying Fox | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Genus: | Pteropus |
| Species: | P. pselaphon |
| Binomial name | |
| Pteropus pselaphon Lay, 1829 |
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| Bonin Flying Fox range | |
The Bonin Flying Fox or Bonin Fruit Bat (Pteropus pselaphon) is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to four islands (Chichijima, Hahajima, North Iwo Jima and South Iwo Jima) in Ogasawara Islands, Japan. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
[edit] Source
- Ishii, N. 2000. Pteropus pselaphon. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
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