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Large Palau Flying Fox
PterPil1
Information
Range Palau Islands in Micronesia.
Scientific Classification
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Chiroptera
Family Pteropodidae
Genus Pteropus
Species Pteropus pilosus
Conservation Status
EXSpecies
Extinct

The Large Palau flying fox (Pteropus pilosus), is an extinct species of megabat found in the Palau Islands in Micronesia. It had brownish fur with long, silvery hairs on its belly, and a wingspan of about 60 cm. It probably became extinct around 1874, possibly due to overhunting. It is known from two specimens, one of which is in the Natural History Museum in London.

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