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Black flying fox

(Pteropus alecto)

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Description

The black flying fox has short,black hair with a contrasting reddish-brown mantle,and a mean forearm length of 164 mm (6.46 in) and a mean weight of 710 g (1.57 lb).It is one of the largest bat species in the world,and has a wingspan of more than 1 m.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Mammalia
Order:Chiroptera
Family:Pteropodidae
Genus:Pteropus
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