Kingdom Animalia Order Chiroptera Genus Pteropus Higher classification Flying foxes | Phylum Chordata Family Pteropodidae Scientific name Pteropus pelewensis Rank Species | |
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Similar Yap flying fox, Ontong Java flying fox, Banks flying fox, Solomons flying fox, Lombok flying fox | ||
The Pelew flying fox (Pteropus pelewensis) is a species of megabat in the Pteropus genus found in the Pelew Islands. The species is listed as "Near Threatened" by the IUCN due to commercial and small-scale hunting; commercial hunting for the species was banned in 1994, but local exploitation is commonplace. The species is listed on CITES appendix I.
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