Pteropus poliocephalus Temminck 1825 (flying fox)

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Pteropodidae

Belongs to Pteropus according to Temminck 1825

Sister taxa: Pteropus alecto, Pteropus cagayanus, Pteropus giganteus, Pteropus hypomelanus, Pteropus intermedius, Pteropus lanensis, Pteropus lylei, Pteropus mariannus, Pteropus melanotus, Pteropus niger, Pteropus vampyrus

Ecology: volant herbivore-insectivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pteropus poliocephalus in the database

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