| Black-bearded flying fox | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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) | |
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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]
- ^ a b Tsang, S. (2016). "Pteropus melanopogon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T18739A22082983. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T18739A22082983.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ a b Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.