Small-toothed fruit bat
The small-toothed fruit bat or small-toothed Flying fox (Neopteryx frosti) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is the only species within the genus Neopteryx. It is endemic to central Indonesia. It is known only from two localities on Sulawesi island. Its natural habitat is subtropical and tropical dry forests.
| Small-toothed fruit bat | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Genus: | Neopteryx Hayman, 1946 |
| Species: | N. frosti |
| Binomial name | |
| Neopteryx frosti Hayman, 1946 | |
| Small-toothed fruit bat range on Sulawesi. | |
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