Biology:Sunda flying fox
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Short description: Species of bat
| Sunda flying fox | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Genus: | Acerodon |
| Species: | A. mackloti
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| Binomial name | |
| Acerodon mackloti (Temminck, 1837)
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| Sunda flying fox range | |
| Synonyms | |
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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 and Timor-Leste. 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
- ↑ Mildenstein, T. (2016). "Acerodon mackloti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T142A21989107.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/142/21989107. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ↑ "Appendices | CITES". https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php.
- ↑ "Sunda Flying Fox. Sunda Flying fox- Acerodon Mackloti. (n.d.).". https://www.ecologyasia.com/verts/bats/sunda-flying-fox.htm.
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility. (n.d.). Acerodon macklotii (Temminck, 1837). GBIF". https://www.gbif.org/species/5218702.
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