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Variable flying fox
Order : Chiroptera
Family : Pteropodidae
Subfamily : Pteropodinae
Species : Pteropus hypomelanus
The Small flying-fox, variable flying fox is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the variable flying fox
A variable flying fox group is called a 'flock'.Countries
Australia, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Thailand and Vietnam
Facts about the variable flying fox
The variable flying fox is the smallest of the 63 species of flying foxes in the world. (Full text)
1. Pteropus hypomelanus -- (a variety of fruit bat)Pteropus hypomelanus
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