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--> FAMILY Pteropodidae
--> GENUS Pteropus
SPECIES Pteropus cognatus
| Author: | K. Andersen, 1908. | | Citation: | Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 2: 365. | | Common Name: | Makira Flying Fox | | Type Locality: | Solomon Isl, Makira ("San Cristoval" = San Cristobal Isl). | | Distribution: | Makira and Uki Ni Masi Isls (Solomon Isls). | | Status: | CITES – Appendix II. IUCN/SSC Action Plan (1992) – No Data: Limited Distribution as P. rayneri cognatus. IUCN 2003 – Not listed. | | Comments: | Often considered a subspecies of rayneri (e.g., Hill, 1962a), but apparently distinct; see Flannery (1995b). May be conspecific with rennelli (K. Helgen, pers. comm.). |
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