Caroline flying fox

Caroline flying fox
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Pteropodidae
Genus:	Pteropus
Species:	P. molossinus
Binomial name
	Pteropus molossinus; Temminck, 1853
	Caroline flying fox range
Synonyms
	Pteropus breviceps

The Caroline flying fox or Pohnpei flying fox (Pteropus molossinus) is a species of megabat in the genus Pteropus, endemic to Micronesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. Prior to a ban on commercial exploitation, it was hunted for export substantially impacted the abundance. It is threatened by habitat loss due to expanding plantations.[1]

Sources

Waldien, D.L., Wiles, G., Buden, D.W. & Obispo, B. (2020). "Pteropus molossinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T18741A22084572. Retrieved 10 July 2020.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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[iucn-1] Waldien, D.L., Wiles, G., Buden, D.W. & Obispo, B. (2020). "Pteropus molossinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T18741A22084572. Retrieved 10 July 2020.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)