Large-eared Flying Fox

The big-eared flying fox (Pteropus macrotis) is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae, larger bats who subsist largely on fruits. The species is distributed across a range in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and islands nearing the Cape York Peninsula at the northeast of Australia, at elevations less than 500 metres and often in coastal mangroves. Taxonomy and etymology Pteropus macrotis was described as a new species in 1867 by German naturalist Wilhelm Peters.

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Pteropus macrotis es una especie de murciélago de la familia Pteropodidae. Distribución geográfica Se encuentran en Nueva Guinea. Referencias SIMMONS, N.