Chuuk Flying Fox
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| Chuuk Flying Fox | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Genus: | Pteropus |
| Species: | P. insularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pteropus insularis Hombron & Jacquinot, 1842 |
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| Chuuk Flying Fox range | |
The Chuuk Flying Fox or Ruck Flying-fox (Pteropus insularis) is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to Micronesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
[edit] References
- Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. Pteropus insularis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
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