Chuuk Flying-fox

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Chuuk Flying-fox
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
Genus: Pteropus
Species: P. insularis
Binomial name
Pteropus insularis
Hombron & Jacquinot, 1842

The Chuuk Flying-fox or Ruck Flying-fox (Pteropus insularis) is a species of bat in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to Micronesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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