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Pteropus giganteus = Pteropus medius (Indian flying fox)
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Flying fox, Pteropus giganteus
Date 1893
Source Royal Natural History Volume 1
Author Richard Lydekker (1849–1915)
Source https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PteropusLyd1.png
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)
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