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Ontong Java flying fox

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Ontong Java Flying Fox
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P. howensis
Binomial name
Pteropus howensis
Troughton, 1931
Ontong 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.

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