Ashy-headed flying fox

Ashy-headed flying fox
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
Genus: Pteropus
Species: P. caniceps
Binomial name
Pteropus caniceps
Gray, 1870
Ashy-headed flying fox range

The ashy-headed flying fox or North Moluccan flying fox (Pteropus caniceps) is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to Indonesia.

This species has two subspecies, namely:

References

  1. Hutson, A.M. & Helgen, K. (2008). "Pteropus caniceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  2. "North Moluccan Flying Fox". BioLib.cz. Retrieved January 12, 2013.


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