Bonin flying fox
The Bonin flying fox, Bonin fruit bat (Pteropus pselaphon), or in Japanese, Ogasawara giant bat (オガサワラオオコウモリ, Ogasawara ōkōmori), is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to four islands (Chichijima, Hahajima, North Iwo Jima, and South Iwo Jima) in Ogasawara Islands, Japan. Its natural habitat is subtropical forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
| Bonin flying fox | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Genus: | Pteropus |
| Species: | P. pselaphon |
| Binomial name | |
| Pteropus pselaphon Lay, 1829 | |
| Bonin flying fox range | |
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