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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›classMammalia
  4. ›orderChiroptera
  5. ›familyPteropodidae
  6. ›genusThoopterus
Thoopterus nigrescens
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IUCN LC · Least concern

Swift Fruit Bat

Thoopterus nigrescens (Gray, 1870)

Also calledBystrolot ciemny (pol) · Cynoptere sombre (fra) · Schwarzflligelflughund (deu) · Schwarzflügelflughund (deu) · kaloň hbitý (ces) · viirusilmähekko (fin) · Тёмный крылан (rus) · スフィフトフルーツコウモリ (jpn)

First described in: Cat. Monkeys, Lemurs, Fruit-eating Bats Brit. Mus. p.123

Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF

conservation

Conservation: IUCN / SSC Action Plan (1992) – No Data. IUCN 2003 – Lower Risk (nt).

Order Chiroptera - Family Pteropodidae

distribution

Distribution: Sulawesi, Sula Isls, Sangihe Isls, Karakelang (Talaud Isls), and Morotai (Indonesia).

Order Chiroptera - Family Pteropodidae

distribution

DISTRIBUTION: Molucca Isis, Sulawesi and Sangihe Isis (Indonesia).

Order Chiroptera

biology_ecology

Habitat. [Lowland and montane primary rainforests and lightly disturbed forests from sea level up to elevations of 2400 m.

Pteropodidae

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Where it has been recorded

Recorded sightings

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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.

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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2432784.