Black-bearded flying fox | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Pteropodidae |
Genus: | Pteropus |
Species: | P. melanopogon
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Binomial name | |
Pteropus melanopogon Peters, 1867
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Black-bearded flying fox range (map also includes range of Aru Flying Fox and Kei Flying Fox) | |
Synonyms | |
The black-bearded flying fox (Pteropus melanopogon) is an endangered species of megabat in the genus Pteropus.[1] It is endemic to Indonesia, found on the islands of Ambon, Buru, Seram, Banda, and Yamdena.[2] Currently considered monotypic, it formerly included the Aru flying fox and Kei flying fox as subspecies.[2]