Black-bearded flying fox
| Black-bearded flying fox | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Class: | |
| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | |
| Species: | P. melanopogon
|
| Binomial name | |
| Pteropus melanopogon Peters, 1867
| |
| |
| Black-bearded flying fox range (map also includes range of Aru Flying Fox and Kei Flying Fox) | |
The black-bearded flying fox (Pteropus melanopogon) is an endangered species of megabat in the Pteropus genus.[1] It is endemic to Indonesia, found on the islands of Ambon, Buru, Seram, Banda, and Yamdena.[2] Currently considered monotypic, it formerly included the Aru flying fox and Kei flying fox as subspecies.[2] No weight data are available for the black-bearded flying fox, but it is a massive species and it may be the heaviest megabat.[3]
References
- ^ a b Template:IUCN2011.2
- ^ a b Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Flannery, T. (1995). Mammals of the South-West Pacific & Moluccan Islands. Pp. 245-303. ISBN 0-7301-0417-6
.jpg){kind=small} | This article related to fruit bats is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |