Kingdom Animalia Order Chiroptera Genus Pteropus 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
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