Ontong Java Flying Fox
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| Ontong Java Flying Fox | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Genus: | Pteropus |
| Species: | P. howensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pteropus howensis Troughton, 1931 |
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| Ontong Java Flying Fox range | |
The Ontong Java Flying Fox (Pteropus howensis) is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to the Ontong Java Atoll in the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical swamps.
[edit] Source
- Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. Pteropus howensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
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