Temotu Flying Fox | |
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Information | |
Range | Solomon Islands |
Scientific Classification | |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Class | Mammalia |
Order | Chiroptera |
Family | Pteropodidae |
Genus | Pteropus |
Species | Pteropus nitendiensis |
Conservation Status | |
Endangered |
The Temotu flying fox (Pteropus nitendiensis), is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands. It is threatened by habitat destruction due to subsistence agricultural practices, as well as natural disasters such as tropical cyclones.