Bismarck masked flying fox
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| Species: | P. capistratus
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| Pteropus capistratus Peters, 1867
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The Bismarck masked flying fox (Pteropus capistratus) is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae found in Papua New Guinea and named after the Bismarck Archipelago. It was originally considered a subspecies of Pteropus temminckii before being reassessed in 2001. This species has two subspecies, P. c. capistratus and P. c. ennisae.[2] The species has sometimes been classified as a subspecies of Pteropus temminckii. The IUCN classified it as Near Threatened in 2009, noting that the rate of decline is almost high enough to reclassify the species as Vulnerable.[1]
It is one of the rare species of mammals in which the males can lactate.[3][4]
References
- ^ a b Template:IUCN
- ^ D.E. Wilson & D.M. Reeder, 2005: Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third Edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore
- ^ Bats: A World of Science and Mystery (Hardcover) by M. Brock Fenton, Nancy B. Simmons, p. 168.
- ^ Pteropus capistratus, The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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