Black-eared flying fox
| Black-eared flying fox | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Genus: | Pteropus |
| Species: | P. melanotus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pteropus melanotus Blyth, 1863 | |
| Black-eared flying fox range: extant extinct | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pteropus edulis | |
The black-eared flying fox, species Pteropus melanotus, is a bat of the family Pteropodidae (megabats). Also known as Blyth's flying fox, it is found on the Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands (India), and in Sumatra (Indonesia). A population on Christmas Island, which is critically endangered, has been placed as a subspecies of this population, although it may be a distinct species. Pteropus natalis.