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Masked flying fox

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The masked flying fox, also called the Moluccan masked flying fox or masked fruit bat (Pteropus personatus), is a flying fox of the family Pteropodidae that is endemic to Indonesia and native to the North Moluccan islands. It is part of a species complex of closely related species, and its article notes that the species is hunted. The Wikipedia list of pteropodids places it in the subfamily Pteropodinae, gives its IUCN status as least concern, names forest as its habitat and describes its population as steady. Its own article is short and records little else about its biology.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Frugivore 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 3
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Pteropodidae, Taxa
Source Masked flying fox (Wikipedia)
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Source Masked flying fox (Wikipedia)Distribution, Indonesia
Quote, Distribution, Indonesia
It is endemic to Indonesia.
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal foraging attributes (MamFuncDat)
EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
  • MamFuncDat.txt, row Pteropus personatus (Diet-Fruit, Diet-Nect, Diet-Inv, Diet-PlantO columns)
    3773 Pteropus personatus Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 127.5 Ref_117 1
  • MamFuncDat.txt, row Pteropus personatus (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)
    3773 Pteropus personatus Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 127.5 Ref_117 1
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2. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 5218674: species profile of Pteropus personatus
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)speciesProfiles
Quote, speciesProfiles
"extinct": false
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3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 5218674: IUCN Red List category of Pteropus personatus
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)iucnRedListCategory
Quote, iucnRedListCategory
"category": "LEAST_CONCERN"
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Masked flying fox (Wikipedia)
  • Distribution, Indonesia
    It is endemic to Indonesia.
  • Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, Lead
    The masked flying fox, Moluccan masked flying fox or masked fruit bat (Pteropus personatus), is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae.
  • In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
    The masked flying fox, Moluccan masked flying fox or masked fruit bat (Pteropus personatus), is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae.
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