Samoa flying fox

Samoa flying fox
Samoa flying fox in the wild
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
Genus: Pteropus
Species:
P. samoensis
Binomial name
Pteropus samoensis
Peale, 1848
Samoa flying fox range
roost in Suva

The Samoa flying fox or Samoan flying fox (Pteropus samoensis) is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in American Samoa, Fiji, and Samoa (where it is known as pe'a and pe'a vao). Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.

  1. ^ Scanlon, A.; Brooke, A.; Wiles, G. (2020). "Pteropus samoensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T18757A22087415. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T18757A22087415.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.