- Ontong Java Flying Fox
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Ontong Java Flying Fox Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Chiroptera Family: Pteropodidae Genus: Pteropus Species: P. howensis Binomial name Pteropus howensis
Troughton, 1931Ontong Java Flying Fox range The Ontong Java Flying Fox (Pteropus howensis) is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to the Ontong Java Atoll in the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical swamps.
Source
- Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. Pteropus howensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
Categories:- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Fauna of the Solomon Islands
- Pteropus
- Fruit bat stubs
- Solomon Islands stubs
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