Mortlock flying fox (Pteropus pelagicus)

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Subject:	Mortlock flying fox (Pteropus pelagicus)
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Mortlock flying fox (Pteropus pelagicus)

Description
English: Illustration from article: Description of the new species of Pteropus from Caroline Islands, Proceedings of the zoological Society of London, 1882
Pteropus pelagicus Kittlitz, 1836 = Pteropus phaeocephalus Thomas, 1882 = Pteropus insularis phaeocephalus Thomas, 1882 (PMID 24194666)
Source www.biodiversitylibrary.org; Scanned by Missouri Botanical Garden
Author Oldfield thomas
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pteropus_pelagicus.jpg

The Mortlock flying fox or Mortlock Islands flying-fox (Pteropus pelagicus) is a species of fruit bat in the order Chiroptera and family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to Micronesia. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Pteropus pelagicus is a species of fruit bat in the family Pteropodidae. It includes two subspecies that were formerly recognized as full species— Pteropus insularis (Chuuk flying fox) and Pteropus phaeocephalus (Mortlock flying fox). It is endemic to Micronesia. It is threatened by habitat loss. - Wikipedia

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