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    The Ryukyu flying fox or Ryukyu fruit bat (Pteropus dasymallus) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Japan, Taiwan, and...
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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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    flying fox (Pteropus aldabrensis) Ryukyu flying fox (Pteropus dasymallus) Lyle's flying fox (Pteropus lylei) Indian flying fox (Pteropus medius) Mauritian...
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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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    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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    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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    (Pteropus cognatus) Spectacled flying fox (Pteropus conspicillatus) Large Samoan flying fox (Pteropus coxi) Ryukyu flying fox (Pteropus dasymallus) Pteropus...
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  • Old World fruit bats) Subfamily: Pteropodinae Genus: Pteropus Ryukyu flying fox, Pteropus dasymallus VU IUCN (Ryūkyū Islands) Daito flying fox, P. d. daitoensis...
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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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  • iriomotensis Daito flying fox, Pteropus dasymallus daitoensis Erabu flying fox, Pteropus dasymallus dasymallus Bonin flying fox, Pteropus pselaphon Orii's least...
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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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    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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  • fox Pteropus dasymallus Temminck, 1825 Forest VU IUCN Gray flying fox Pteropus griseus É. Geoffroy, 1810 Forest VU IUCN Small flying fox Pteropus hypomelanus...
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    can be distinguished from the rather similar Ryukyu flying fox (Pteropus dasymallus) by the fact that its tibia are bare rather than covered with fur...
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  • Old World fruit bats) Subfamily: Pteropodinae Genus: Pteropus Ryukyu flying fox, Pteropus dasymallus EN Family: Vespertilionidae Subfamily: Myotinae Genus:...
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    Wildlife Mariana fruit bat (Pteropus mariannus mariannus) in flight (USFWS) Bat (food) Mildenstein, T. (2020). "Pteropus mariannus". IUCN Red List of...
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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 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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    The Seychelles fruit bat or Seychelles flying fox (Pteropus seychellensis) is a megabat found on the granitic islands of Seychelles, and on the Comoros...
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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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    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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    The Bismarck masked flying fox (Pteropus capistratus) is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae found in Papua New Guinea and named after the...
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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 Philippine gray flying fox (Pteropus speciosus) is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Indonesia and the Philippines...
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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 Lombok flying fox (Pteropus lombocensis) is a species of megabat in the genus Pteropus. It is endemic to Indonesia. This species has been listed on...
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    The Nicobar flying fox (Pteropus faunulus) is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to India. Its natural habitats are subtropical...
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    Livingstone's fruit bat (Pteropus livingstonii), also called the Comoro flying fox, is a megabat in the genus Pteropus. It is an Old World fruit bat found...
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  • English common name Chinese common name Status Order Chiroptera  Pteropus dasymallus formosus Formosan flying fox Formosan fruit bat 臺灣狐蝠 I Order Primates...
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