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Ashy headed flying fox

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Chiroptera

Genus
  
Pteropus

Higher classification
  
Flying foxes

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Pteropodidae

Scientific name
  
Pteropus caniceps

Rank
  
Species

Ashy-headed flying fox

Similar
  
Geelvink Bay flying fox, Moluccan flying fox, Silvery flying fox, Lombok flying fox, Philippine gray flying fox

The ashy-headed flying fox or North Moluccan flying fox (Pteropus caniceps) is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to Indonesia.

This species has two subspecies, namely:

  • P. c. caniceps
  • P. c. dobsoni (named for zoologist George Edward Dobson)

    • References

    Ashy-headed flying fox Wikipedia
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