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SPECIES Pteropus seychellensis

Author:Milne-Edwards, 1877.
Citation:Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris, ser. 7, 2: 221.
Common Name:Seychelles Flying Fox
Type Locality:Seychelle Isls, Mahe Isl.
Distribution:Seychelle Isls, Comoros Isls, Mafia Isl (off Tanzania).
Status:CITES – Appendix II. IUCN/SSC Action Plan (1992) – Not Threatened. IUCN 2003 – Lower Risk (lc).
Comments:niger species group. Includes comorensis; see Hill (1971b) and Bergmans (1990). Does not include aldabrensis; see Bergmans (1990).
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SUBSPECIES seychellensis

SUBSPECIES comorensis

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