Masked flying fox | |
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Pteropus personatus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Pteropodidae |
Genus: | Pteropus |
Species: | P. personatus |
Binomial name | |
Pteropus personatus Temminck, 1825 |
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Masked Flying Fox range |
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. The species is hunted.
The masked flying fox is native to the North Molluca Islands in Indonesia.