Makira flying fox
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| Makira flying fox | |
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| Species: | P. cognatus
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| Pteropus cognatus K. Andersen, 1908
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The Makira flying fox (Pteropus cognatus) is a species of megabat in the Pteropus genus, found in the Solomon Islands.[1] The species is currently decreasing and is endangered due to threats from logging and hunting.[2] In 2013, Bat Conservation International listed this species as one of the 35 species of its worldwide priority list of conservation.[3]
References
- ^ 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
- ^ Template:IUCN
- ^ "Annual Report 2013-2014" (PDF). batcon.org. Bat Conservation International. August 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
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