Ontong Java flying fox | |
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Scientific classification![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Pteropodidae |
Genus: | Pteropus |
Species: | P. howensis |
Binomial name | |
Pteropus howensis Troughton, 1931 | |
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Ontong Java flying fox range |
TheOntong Java flying fox (Pteropus howensis) is a species offlying fox in the familyPteropodidae. It isendemic to theOntong Java Atoll in theSolomon Islands. Its naturalhabitats are subtropical or tropical dryforests and subtropical or tropicalswamps. It was classified as "Critically Endangered" in 2021 by theIUCN . Its confirmed range extends only over small islands, all of which are near to sea level. It is threatened byrising sea levels.[1]
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