The masked flying fox, Moluccan masked flying fox or masked fruit bat (Pteropus personatus), is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to Indonesia. It is part of a species complex of closely related species.[2] The species is hunted.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Genus: | Pteropus |
| Species: | P. personatus
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| Pteropus personatus Temminck, 1825
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Distribution and habitat
editThe masked flying fox is native to the North Molluca Islands in Indonesia.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Tsang, S.M. (2016). "Pteropus personatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T18747A22084787. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T18747A22084787.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ a b Don E. Wilson; DeeAnn M. Reeder (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. JHU Press. pp. 342–. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0.
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