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Reufsette d'Edwards: Pteropus edwardsii = Pteropus medius (Indian flying fox)
Subject: Reufsette d'Edwards: Pteropus edwardsii = Pteropus medius (Indian flying fox)
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Reufsette d'Edwards: Pteropus edwardsii = Pteropus medius (Indian flying fox)


Français : Reufsette d'Edwards
English: Pteropus Edwardsii
Subject: Flying foxes, Bats
Tag: Wildlife
Date 1849
Source/Photographer
Français : M. Charles D'Orbigny (1849) Dictionnaire Universel d'Histoire Naturelle. Atlas., Paris: MM. Renard, Martinet et Cie.
Source https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FMIB_46811_Reufsette_d%27Edwards.jpeg

The Indian flying fox or greater Indian fruit bat (Pteropus medius formerly Pteropus giganteus) is a species of flying fox native to the Indian subcontinent, including in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Tibet, the Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. It is one of the largest bats in the world. It is nocturnal and feeds mainly on ripe fruits, such as mangoes and bananas, and nectar.

Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
Genus: Pteropus
Species: Pteropus medius (Temminck, 1825)
Synonyms

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