Order Chiroptera Higher classification Flying foxes | Phylum Chordata Family Pteropodidae Rank Species | |
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Similar Lombok flying fox, Banks flying fox, Ontong Java flying fox, Solomons flying fox, Philippine gray flying fox | ||
The black-bearded flying fox (Pteropus melanopogon) is an endangered species of megabat in the Pteropus genus. It is endemic to Indonesia, found on the islands of Ambon, Buru, Seram, Banda, and Yamdena. Currently considered monotypic, it formerly included the Aru flying fox and Kei flying fox as subspecies. No weight data are available for the black-bearded flying fox, but it is a massive species and it may be the heaviest megabat.
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