Kei flying fox
| Kei flying fox | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Genus: | Pteropus |
| Species: | P. keyensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pteropus keyensis Peters, 1867 | |
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| Kei flying fox range | |
The Kei flying fox (Pteropus keyensis) is a species of megabat in the genus Pteropus found in the Kai Islands of Indonesia. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the black-bearded flying fox (Pteropus melanopogon).[2] Very little is known about the species, its habitat, or threats to it.[1]
References
- ^ a b Tsang, S.M. (2016). "Pteropus keyensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T136528A21980435. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T136528A21980435.en.
- ^ D.E. Wilson & D.M. Reeder, 2005: Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third Edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore
Taxon identifiers | |
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| Pteropus keyensis | |
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