Biology:Sunda flying fox

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Short description: Species of bat

Sunda flying fox
Acerodon macklotii.jpg
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
Genus: Acerodon
Species:
A. mackloti
Binomial name
Acerodon mackloti
(Temminck, 1837)
Sunda Flying Fox area.png
Sunda flying fox range
Synonyms

Acerodon macklotii

The Sunda flying fox or Sunda fruit bat (Acerodon mackloti) is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to Indonesia. The Sunda flying fox is categorized by the IUCN as a Vulnerable species, meaning that it has an Intermediate chance of becoming an endangered species due to the deforestation of mangrove trees for shrimp aquaculture.[3][4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q301200 entry