Dwarf flying fox
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Species of bat
Dwarf flying fox | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Pteropodidae |
Genus: | Pteropus |
Species: | P. woodfordi
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Binomial name | |
Pteropus woodfordi Thomas, 1888
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Dwarf flying fox range |
The dwarf flying fox, least flying fox, or least fruit bat (Pteropus woodfordi) is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands. It is threatened by deforestation, which is believed to damage roosting sites in old growth forests.[1]
References
- ^ a b Lavery, T.H.; Fisher, D. (2017). "Pteropus woodfordi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T18769A22089578. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T18769A22089578.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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