Talaud flying fox
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| Talaud flying fox | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Genus: | Acerodon |
| Species: | A. humilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Acerodon humilis K. Andersen, 1909
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| Talaud flying fox range | |
The Talaud flying fox or Talaud fruit bat (Acerodon humilis) is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to the islands of Salebabu and Karekaleng in the Talaud Archipelago of Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical swamps.
The first scientific description was by Knud Andersen in an article from 1909.[3]
Conservation
[edit]Threats include hunting and habitat loss from logging.[1]
Sources
[edit]- ^ a b Hutson, A.M.; Kingston, T. & Helgen, K. (2008). "Acerodon humilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ Knud Andersen (1909). "Notes on the Genus Acerodon, with a Synopsis of its Species and Subspecies, and Descriptions of Four new Forms". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 3: 20–29. doi:10.1080/00222930908692540. ISSN 0374-5481. Wikidata Q115707434.
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