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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Ontong Java flying fox (redirect from Pteropus howensis)
The Ontong Java flying fox (Pteropus howensis) is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to the Ontong Java Atoll in the Solomon...
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Black flying fox (redirect from Pteropus alecto)
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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Indian flying fox (redirect from Pteropus giganteus)
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 griseus) Ontong Java flying fox (Pteropus howensis) Small flying fox (Pteropus hypomelanus) Andersen's flying fox (Pteropus intermedius)...
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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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Large flying fox (redirect from Pteropus vampyrus)
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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Grey-headed flying fox (redirect from Pteropus poliocephalus)
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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Ryukyu flying fox (redirect from Pteropus dasymallus)
media related to Pteropus dasymallus. Wikispecies has information related to Pteropus dasymallus. Vincenot, C.E. (2017). "Pteropus dasymallus". IUCN...
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Mauritian flying fox (redirect from Pteropus niger)
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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Luangiua, one of the largest atolls on earth Ontong Java flying fox (Pteropus howensis), a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae Ontong Java Plateau...
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Great flying fox (redirect from Pteropus neohibernicus)
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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monkey-faced bat, P. pulchra New Georgian monkey-faced bat, P. taki Genus Pteropus — flying foxes P. alecto species group Black flying fox, P. alecto P. caniceps...
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Moluccan flying fox (redirect from Pteropus argentatus)
Moluccan flying fox (Pteropus chrysoproctus), also known as the Ambon flying fox, is a species of megabat in the genus Pteropus. It is found in the low-lying...
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Bonin flying fox (redirect from Pteropus pselaphon)
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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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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Aldabra flying fox (redirect from Pteropus aldabrensis)
The Aldabra flying fox (Pteropus aldabrensis) is a species of megabat in the genus Pteropus. It is endemic to the Aldabra Atoll in the Seychelles, like...
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Spectacled flying fox (redirect from Pteropus conspicillatus)
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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Mariana fruit bat (redirect from Pteropus mariannus)
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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Rodrigues flying fox (redirect from Pteropus rodricensis)
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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Masked flying fox (redirect from Pteropus personatus)
Commons has media related to Pteropus personatus. The masked flying fox, Moluccan masked flying fox or masked fruit bat (Pteropus personatus), is a species...
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Aru flying fox (redirect from Pteropus aruensis)
The Aru flying fox (Pteropus aruensis) is a Critically Endangered species of megabat found in the Aru Islands in Indonesia. It was described by Wilhelm...
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Samoa flying fox (redirect from Pteropus samoensis)
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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Madagascan flying fox (redirect from Pteropus rufus)
Madagascar flying-fox, or Madagascar fruit bat (Pteropus rufus) is a species of megabat in the genus Pteropus. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats...
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Pelew flying fox (redirect from Pteropus pelewensis)
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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east coast Black flying fox, Pteropus alecto - northern Australia; New Guinea and Indonesia Spectacled flying fox, Pteropus conspicillatus - coastal Queensland;...
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Black-bearded flying fox (redirect from Pteropus melanopogon)
The black-bearded flying fox (Pteropus melanopogon) is an endangered species of megabat in the genus Pteropus. It is endemic to Indonesia, found on the...
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Pemba flying fox (redirect from Pteropus voeltzkowi)
The Pemba flying fox (Pteropus voeltzkowi) is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to the island of Pemba on the coast of...
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Lyle's flying fox (redirect from Pteropus lylei)
"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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anchietae Pteropus argentatus Pteropus gilliardi Pteropus griseus Pteropus howensis Pteropus insularis Pteropus intermedius Pteropus keyensis Pteropus lombocensis...
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