Ryukyu Flying Fox | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Pteropodidae |
Genus: | Pteropus |
Species: | P. dasymallus |
Binomial name | |
Pteropus dasymallus Temminck, 1825 |
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Ryukyu Flying Fox range |
The Ryukyu Flying Fox or Ryukyu Fruit Bat (Pteropus dasymallus) is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is found in Japan, Taiwan and in the Batanes and Babuyan Islands of the Philippines. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.
There are five subspecies.[1]