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    The big-eared flying fox (Pteropus macrotis) is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae, larger bats who subsist largely on fruits. The species is...
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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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    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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    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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    following species: Pteropus pelagicus Guam flying fox, Pteropus tokudae Big-eared flying fox, Pteropus macrotis Dwarf flying fox, Pteropus woodfordi Lesser...
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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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    flying fox (Pteropus lylei) Big-eared flying fox (Pteropus macrotis) Lesser flying fox (Pteropus mahaganus) Mariana fruit bat (Pteropus mariannus) Indian...
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  • Large-eared flying fox, Pteropus macrotis - Boigu Island in the Torres Strait and New Guinea Black-eared flying fox, Pteropus natalis - Christmas Island;...
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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 occurs...
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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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  • flying-fox, Pteropus gilliardorum VU Small flying-fox, Pteropus hypomelanus LR/lc Big-eared flying fox, Pteropus macrotis LR/lc Lesser flying-fox, Pteropus mahaganus...
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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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    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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    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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  • eremiana EX Family: Thylacomyidae Genus: Macrotis Greater bilby, Macrotis lagotis VU Lesser bilby, Macrotis leucura EX Family: Notoryctidae Genus: Notoryctes...
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  • fox, Pteropus keyensis DD Lombok flying fox, Pteropus lombocensis DD Big-eared flying fox, Pteropus macrotis LC Black-bearded flying fox, Pteropus melanopogon...
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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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  • australis LC Family: Pteropodidae Genus: Pteropus Black flying fox, Pteropus alecto LC Little red flying fox, Pteropus scapulatus LC Family: Vespertilionidae...
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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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  • 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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  • p. 343. MSW3, p. 346. "Pteropus allenorum". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 22 September 2017. "Pteropus coxi". Integrated Taxonomic...
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    "vulnerable". Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pteropus lylei. Waldien, D.L.; Tsang, S.M. (2021). "Pteropus lylei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species....
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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 Pelew flying fox (Pteropus pelewensis) is a species of megabat in the genus Pteropus found in the Palau Islands. A subspecies found on Yap, the Yap...
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  • mouse) Pseudorca crassidens (false killer whale) Pteropus poliocephalus (grey-headed flying-fox) Pteropus scapulatus (little red flying-fox) Rattus fuscipes...
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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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  • LR/lc Genus: Pteropus Black flying fox, Pteropus alecto LR/lc Grey-headed flying fox, Pteropus poliocephalus VU Little red flying fox, Pteropus scapulatus...
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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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  • brasiliensis Pteropus insularis Pteropus loochoensis Pteropus mariannus Pteropus molossinus Pteropus pelewensis Pteropus pilosus Pteropus samoensis Pteropus tonganus...
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  • fruit bat, Epomophorus wahlbergi ssp. wahlbergi LC Genus: Pteropus Pemba flying fox, Pteropus voeltzkowi VU Genus: Rousettus Egyptian fruit bat, Rousettus...
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