Geelvink Bay flying fox
Geelvink Bay flying fox | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Pteropodidae |
Genus: | Pteropus |
Species: | P. pohlei |
Binomial name | |
Pteropus pohlei Stein, 1933 | |
Geelvink Bay flying fox range |
The Geelvink Bay flying fox or Geelvink Bay fruit bat (Pteropus pohlei) is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to West Papuan islands in Indonesia. The name comes from Geelvink Bay, now Cenderawasih Bay. It is common over a small area, and the population trend is decreasing. Major threats to the species are loss of habitat due to timber harvesting, and hunting.[1]
Sources
- 1 2 Mildenstein, T. (2016). "Pteropus pohlei". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T18750A22085786.
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