Kingdom Animalia Order Chiroptera Genus Pteropus Higher classification Flying foxes | Phylum Chordata Family Pteropodidae Scientific name Pteropus argentatus Rank Species | |
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Similar Geelvink Bay flying fox, Moluccan flying fox, Western Naked‑backed Fruit Bat, Lombok flying fox, Hayman's dwarf epaulette | ||
The silvery flying fox (Pteropus argentatus), also known as Ambon flying fox, or silvery fruit bat, is a megabat in the genus Pteropus from eastern Indonesia. It is known from a single, damaged, and immature specimen that was thought to have been from Ambon, but may in fact have been collected on Gebe Island. Although often included in Pteropus chrysoproctus, it was reinstated as a separate species in 2008.
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