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Original source: Base map derived from File:BlankMap-World.png. Distribution data from IUCN Red List
Author: Chermundy
Original source: Base map derived from File:BlankMap-World.png. Distribution data from IUCN Red List
Author: Chermundy
Variable flying fox
Order : Chiroptera
Family : Pteropodidae
Subfamily : Pteropodinae
Species : Pteropus hypomelanus
The Small flying-fox, variable flying fox is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the variable flying fox
A variable flying fox group is called a 'flock'.Countries
Australia, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Thailand and VietnamSome facts about the
Variable flying fox
Adult weight : 0.45 kg (0.99 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 20 years
Basal metabolic rate : 2 W
Body mass : 0.521 kg (1.1462 lbs)
Temperature : 35.85 °C (96.53 °F)
Facts about the variable flying fox
The variable flying fox is the smallest of the 63 species of flying foxes in the world. (Full text)
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