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Admiralty Flying Fox

Pteropus admiralitatum

Classification

The Admiralty flying fox (Pteropus admiralitatum) is a species of fruit bat in the family Pteropodidae, the megabats. It is found in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Taxonomy and etymology It was first described by British zoologist Oldfield Thomas in 1894, based on specimens collected by the Challenger Expedition in 1875.

Distribution

Matschie, Paul. · CC0
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