Mauritian flying fox
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The Mauritian flying fox (Pteropus niger) is also known as Greater Mascarene flying fox or Mauritius fruit bat.
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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) | |
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Vespertilio vampirus niger Kerr, 1792[2] | |
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 An out-of-date name for this megabat is Vespertilio niger.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
Mauritian flying fox (Pteropus niger) in flight 2
Mauritian flying fox (Pteropus niger) in flight 3
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References
- ↑ Kingston, T.; Florens, V.; Oleksy, R.; Ruhomaun, K.; Tatayah, V. (2018). "Pteropus niger". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2018: e.T18743A86475525. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T18743A86475525.en.
- ↑ Kerr, Robert (1792). The Animal Kingdom, or Zoological System, of the Celebrated Sir Charles Linnæus. Class I. Mammalia. Edinburgh: A. Strahan. pp. 90–91.