Bonin flying fox

Bonin flying fox
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
Genus: Pteropus
Species:
P. pselaphon
Binomial name
Pteropus pselaphon
Lay, 1829
Bonin flying fox range

The Bonin flying fox (Pteropus pselaphon), also known as Bonin fruit bat, is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to four islands (Chichijima, Hahajima, North Iwo Jima, and South Iwo Jima) of the Bonin Islands group, Japan. Its natural habitat is subtropical forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

  1. ^ a b Vincenot, C.E. (2017). "Pteropus pselaphon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T18752A22085351. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T18752A22085351.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.