Pteropus vampyrus Pteropus vampyrus lanensis See more items in Vertebrate Zoology Mammals Taxonomy Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Eutheria, Chiroptera, Pteropodidae Data Source NMNH - ...

The Little Mariana fruit bat, Pteropus tokudae, had long been considered a rarity – the mysterious cousin of a larger bat species also found on the Pacific island of Guam.

The Pteropus or Flying Fox. By Nicolas Pike. Join Our Community of Science Lovers! Sign Up for Our Free Daily Newsletter. Email Address.

Little red flying-fox (Pteropus scapulatus) Little red flying-fox (Pteropus scapulatus). Image credit: shutterstock . Little red flying-foxes have the widest distribution of all Australia’s flying-fox ...

They say the bat, Pteropus vampyrus, could vanish from western Malaysia in as little as six years if the killing continues at its present rate. With a wingspan of 6ft, P. vampyrus is the biggest ...

Here we describe a PstI family of repetitive DNA sequences present in three species of the genus Pteropus. These repetitive sequences are 54.97% G-C rich, ...

The government of Mauritius plans to cull 20 percent of the population of Mauritian flying foxes (Pteropus niger) in 2018 to protect farmers’ fruit trees. Culls in prior years led to the ...