Sulawesi flying fox

Sulawesi flying fox
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
Genus: Acerodon
Species:
A. celebensis
Binomial name
Acerodon celebensis
(Peters, 1867)
Sulawesi flying fox range
Synonyms

Acerodon arquatus

The Sulawesi flying fox or Sulawesi fruit bat (Acerodon celebensis) is a species of megabat endemic to Indonesia.[3] It is classified as "Vulnerable" by the IUCN due to unsustainable levels of hunting.

  1. ^ Sheherazade, Tsang, S.M.; Matorang, Z. (2022). "Acerodon celebensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T137A220501878. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T137A220501878.en. Retrieved 16 December 2023.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 313. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.