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| Madagascan Flying Fox | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Genus: | Pteropus |
| Species: | P. rufus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pteropus rufus Tiedemann, 1808 |
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| Madagascan Flying Fox range | |
The Madagascan Flying Fox, Madagascar Flying-fox, or Madagascar Fruit Bat (Pteropus rufus) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. It eats fruits, flowers, figs and leaves.
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- Participants of CBSG CAMP Madagascar Mammals Workshop. 2004. Pteropus rufus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
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