Bismarck flying fox  (Pteropus capistratus)

IUCN Red List species status – Near Threatened
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Facts – Bismarck flying fox

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderChiroptera
FamilyPteropodidae
GenusPteropus (1)

Status – Bismarck flying fox

The Bismarck flying fox  is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List (1) and listed on Appendix II of CITES (2).

Description – Bismarck flying fox

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References

  1. IUCN Red List (December, 2010)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org/
  2. CITES (October, 2009)
    http://www.cites.org
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