Little Red Flying-fox
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 Little Red Flying-foxes at Wellington Zoo
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| Pteropus scapulatus Peters, 1862 |
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 Australian distribution of P.scapulatus
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The Little Red Flying-fox (Pteropus scapulatus) is a small bat native to Australia. Its diet primarily consists of nectar and pollen of Eucalypt blossoms, the pollination of which it is largely responsible. The Little Red Flying-fox is nomadic, and can be found in large groups of up to a million individuals.
[edit] References
- Chiroptera Specialist Group (1996). Pteropus scapulatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006.
