Scientific Illustration | “The Bismark Masked Flying Fox (Pteropus...

“The Bismark Masked Flying Fox (Pteropus capistratus) is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family found in Papua New Guinea and named after the Bismarck Archipelago. It was originally considered a subspecies of Pteropus temminckii before being reassessed in 2001. This species has two subspecies, namely:

Pteropus capistratus capistratus

Pteropus capistratus ennisae”

From: ‘Die Fledermäuse des Berliner Museums für Naturkunde. 1. Lief., Die Megachiroptera des Berliner Museums für Naturkunde’

Tagged: bat megabat Bismarck Archipelago Flying Fox Bismark Masked Flying Fox Papua New Guinea

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