Masked flying fox

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Masked flying fox
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
Genus: Pteropus
Species: P. personatus
Binomial name
Pteropus personatus
Temminck, 1825
Masked Flying Fox range

The masked flying fox or masked fruit bat (Pteropus personatus) is a species of flying fox in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia. The species is hunted.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Helgen, K. & Salas, L. (2008). "Pteropus personatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 3.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 24 December 2013. 
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