Samoa Flying-fox

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Samoa Flying-fox
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
Genus: Pteropus
Species: P. samoensis
Binomial name
Pteropus samoensis
Peale, 1848

The Samoa Flying-fox or Samoan Flying Fox (Pteropus samoensis) is a species of bat in the Pteropodidae family. It is found in American Samoa, Fiji, and Samoa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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