New Caledonia Flying Fox
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The New Caledonia Flying Fox, Pteropus vetulus, is a species
of megabat
in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to New Caledonia
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Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of megabat
Megabat
Megabats constitute the suborder Megachiroptera, family Pteropodidae of the order Chiroptera . They are also called fruit bats, old world fruit bats, or flying foxes.-Description:...
in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to New Caledonia
New Caledonia
New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, east of Australia and about from Metropolitan France. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia subregion, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of...
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Reference
- Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. Pteropus vetulus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.