Aldabra flying fox

Aldabra flying fox
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
Genus: Pteropus
Species:
P. aldabrensis
Binomial name
Pteropus aldabrensis
True, 1893
Aldabra Flying Fox range
Synonyms

Pteropus seychellensis ssp. aldabrensis True, 1893

The Aldabra flying fox (Pteropus aldabrensis) is a species of megabat in the genus Pteropus. It is endemic to the Aldabra Atoll in the Seychelles, like Chaerephon pusilla,[2] though the latter may be the same species as the little free-tailed bat.[3]

  1. ^ Waldien, D.L.; Bunbury, N. (2020). "Pteropus aldabrensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T18714A22079192. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T18714A22079192.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Hutson, A.M. (2004). "The bats of Aldabra atoll, Seychelles" (PDF). Phelsuma. 12: 126–132.
  3. ^ Mickleburgh, S.; Hutson, A.M.; Racey, P.A.; Ravino, J.; Bergmans, W.; Cotterill, F.P.D. & Gerlach, J. (2014). "Chaerephon pumilus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T4317A67362329. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T4317A67362329.en.