Order Chiroptera Higher classification Flying foxes | Phylum Chordata Family Pteropodidae Scientific name Pteropus personatus Rank Species | |
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Similar Lombok flying fox, Ontong Java flying fox, Solomons flying fox, Philippine gray flying fox, Banks flying fox | ||
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. The species is hunted.
Distribution and habitat
The masked flying fox is native to the North Molluca Islands in Indonesia.
References
Masked flying fox Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA