Pteropus alecto Temminck 1837 (Black flying fox)
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Mammalia - Chiroptera - Pteropodidae
Belongs to Pteropus according to D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder 2005
Sister taxa: Pteropus cagayanus, Pteropus giganteus, Pteropus hypomelanus, Pteropus intermedius, Pteropus lanensis, Pteropus lylei, Pteropus mariannus, Pteropus melanotus, Pteropus niger, Pteropus poliocephalus, Pteropus vampyrus
Ecology: volant herbivore-insectivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pteropus alecto in the database
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