Biology:Masked flying fox

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Short description: Species of bat

Masked flying fox
Pteropus personatus - Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria - Genoa, Italy - DSC02566.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
Genus: Pteropus
Species:
P. personatus
Binomial name
Pteropus personatus
Temminck, 1825
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Masked Flying Fox range

The masked flying fox, Moluccan masked flying fox or masked fruit bat (Pteropus personatus), is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to Indonesia. It is part of a species complex of closely related species.[2] The species is hunted.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The masked flying fox is native to the North Molluca Islands in Indonesia.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1769798 entry