Livingstone's flying fox

(Pteropus livingstonii)

Description

Pteropus livingstonii is a mammalian species described by Gray in 1866.Pteropus livingstonii is part of the genus Pteropus and the family flyghund.No subspecies are listed.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Mammalia

Order:Chiroptera

Family:Pteropodidae

Genus:Pteropus

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