Black-bearded flying fox
Black-bearded flying fox |
Conservation status |
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Scientific classification |
Kingdom: |
Animalia |
Phylum: |
Chordata |
Class: |
Mammalia |
Order: |
Chiroptera |
Family: |
Pteropodidae |
Genus: |
Pteropus |
Species: |
P. melanopogon |
Binomial name |
Pteropus melanopogon Peters, 1867 |
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Black-bearded flying fox range (map also includes range of Aru Flying Fox and Kei Flying Fox) |
The black-bearded flying fox (Pteropus melanopogon) is an endangered species of megabat in the Pteropus genus.[1] It is endemic to Indonesia, found on the islands of Ambon, Buru, Seram, Banda, and Yamdena.[2] Currently considered monotypic, it formerly included the Aru flying fox and Kei flying fox as subspecies.[2] No weight data are available for the black-bearded flying fox, but it is a massive species and it may be the heaviest megabat.[3]
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