Ontong Java flying fox
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Species: | P. howensis
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Pteropus howensis Troughton, 1931
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The Ontong Java Flying Fox (Pteropus howensis) is a species of bat in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to 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.