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Temotu flying fox

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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Chiroptera

Genus
  
Higher classification
  
Flying foxes

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Pteropodidae

Scientific name
  
Pteropus nitendiensis

Rank
  
Species

Temotu flying fox

Similar
  
Ontong Java flying fox, Banks flying fox, Solomons flying fox, Vanikoro flying fox, New Caledonia flying fox

The Temotu flying fox (Pteropus nitendiensis) is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands. It is threatened by habitat destruction due to subsistence agricultural practices, as well as natural disasters such as tropical cyclones.

References

Temotu flying fox Wikipedia


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