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    retain Brisson as authority, including Pteropus. The type species of the genus is the Mauritian flying fox, Pteropus niger (described as Vespertilio vampyrus...
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    Leptochilus pteropus (synonym Microsorum pteropus) is a species of aquatic or semi-aquatic fern, commonly known as 'Java fern' (after the Indonesian island...
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    The Indian flying fox (Pteropus medius, formerly Pteropus giganteus), also known as the greater Indian fruit bat, is a species of flying fox native to...
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    suffix of "Pteropus". "Pteropus" comes from Ancient Greek pterón meaning "wing" and poús meaning "foot". The Greek word pous of Pteropus is from the...
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    The large flying fox (Pteropus vampyrus, formerly Pteropus giganteus), also known as the greater flying fox, Malayan flying fox, Malaysian flying fox,...
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    subspecies that were formerly recognized as full species— Pteropus insularis (Chuuk flying fox) and Pteropus phaeocephalus (Mortlock flying fox). It is endemic...
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    fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) is a megabat native to Australia. The species shares mainland Australia with three other members of the genus Pteropus: the...
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    related to Pteropus alecto. Wikispecies has information related to Pteropus alecto. ARKive - images and movies of the black flying-fox (Pteropus alecto)...
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    notes the form of the ears, comparing the specimen to those of Pteropus keraudrenii (Pteropus mariannus) but lacking any hair. The uropatagium is narrow and...
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    species was placed in the genus Pteropus; while it is no longer within the genus, it has many physical similarities to Pteropus megabats. It is one of the...
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    The Guam flying fox (Pteropus tokudae), also known as the little Marianas fruit bat, was a small megabat endemic to Guam in the Marianas Islands in Micronesia...
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    flying fox (Pteropus neohibernicus), also known as the greater flying fox or Bismarck flying fox, is a species of megabat in the genus Pteropus, found throughout...
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  • Sthenoteuthis pteropus grows to a mantle length of about 65 cm (26 in) with a fin width about three quarters of this. Sthenoteuthis pteropus is native to...
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    The small Mauritian flying fox or dark flying fox (Pteropus subniger), known as a rougette to early French travelers, is an extinct species of megabat...
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    was identified as Pteropid fruit bats, including Pteropus vampyrus (large flying fox), and Pteropus hypomelanus (small flying fox), both found in Malaysia...
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    The spectacled flying fox (Pteropus conspicillatus), also known as the spectacled fruit bat, is a megabat that lives in Australia's north-eastern regions...
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    taki) Genus Pteropus Admiralty flying fox (Pteropus admiralitatum) Aldabra flying fox (Pteropus aldabrensis) Black flying fox (Pteropus alecto) Small...
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    grey-headed species Pteropus poliocephalus, and the larger and black fruit-bat Pteropus alecto. Their appearance closely resembles Pteropus macrotis, which...
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    media related to Pteropus dasymallus. Wikispecies has information related to Pteropus dasymallus. Vincenot, C.E. (2017). "Pteropus dasymallus". IUCN...
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    Homosexual Fellatio: Erect Penis Licking between Male Bonin Flying Foxes Pteropus pselaphon. PLoS ONE, 11(11), e0166024. Maruthupandian, J., & Marimuthu...
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    The Mauritian flying fox (Pteropus niger), also known as Greater Mascarene flying fox or Mauritius fruit bat is a large megabat species endemic to Mauritius...
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    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...
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    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...
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  • The New Ireland masked flying fox (Pteropus ennisae) is a species of megabat that is endemic to Papua New Guinea. The New Ireland masked flying fox was...
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  • Droogmansia pteropus is a plant in the legume family Fabaceae, native to southern tropical Africa. Droogmansia pteropus grows as a shrub up to 3 metres...
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    the grey-headed flying fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) the Bonin flying fox (Pteropus pselaphon) the Indian flying fox (Pteropus giganteus) Rafinesque's big-eared...
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    The Rodrigues flying fox or Rodrigues fruit bat (Pteropus rodricensis) is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae, the flying foxes or fruit bats....
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    The Mariana fruit bat (Pteropus mariannus), also known as the Mariana flying fox, and the fanihi in Chamorro, is a megabat found only in the Mariana Islands...
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    Deborah P., and Thomas H. Kunz. "Pteropus hypomelanus." Mammalian Species (2000): 1-6. Ouillette, R. (2006). "Pteropus hypomelanus: variable flying fox"...
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    The insular flying fox or Pacific flying fox (Pteropus tonganus) is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae. It is geographically widespread...
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