Mauritian flying fox
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| Mauritian flying fox | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Genus: | Pteropus |
| Species: | P. niger
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| Binomial name | |
| Pteropus niger (Kerr, 1792)
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| Mauritian flying fox range (red — extant, black — extinct) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Vespertilio vampirus niger Kerr, 1792[2] | |
The Mauritian flying fox (Pteropus niger) is also known as Greater Mascarene flying fox or Mauritius fruit bat.
It is a megabat species endemic to Mauritius and La Réunion. An out-of-date name for this megabat is Vespertilio niger.
Mauritian Flying Fox Media
Lots of these fruit bats in the casurina trees which line Belle Mare beach.
Mauritian flying fox (Pteropus niger) , Ferney, Mauritius
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References
- ↑ Kingston, T.. Pteropus niger. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018 (2018)IUCN. p. e.T18743A86475525. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T18743A86475525.en.
- ↑ Kerr, Robert. The Animal Kingdom, or Zoological System, of the Celebrated Sir Charles Linnæus. Class I. Mammalia (1792). Edinburgh: A. Strahan. p. 90–91.