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Mauritian flying fox
Species of bat / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Mauritian flying fox (Pteropus niger), also known as Greater Mascarene flying fox or Mauritius fruit bat is a large megabat species endemic to Mauritius and La Réunion.
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Mauritian flying fox | |
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Male, Ferney | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Pteropodidae |
Genus: | Pteropus |
Species: | P. niger |
Binomial name | |
Pteropus niger (Kerr, 1792) | |
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Mauritian flying fox range (red — extant, black — extinct) | |
Synonyms | |
Vespertilio vampirus niger Kerr, 1792[2] |
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