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