Geelvink Bay Flying Fox
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The Geelvink Bay Flying Fox or Geelvink Bay Fruit Bat (Pteropus pohlei) is a species of megabat
in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to West Papua, Indonesia
. The name Geelvink comes from a Dutch ship and family called Geelvinck
.
Megabat
Megabats constitute the suborder Megachiroptera, family Pteropodidae of the order Chiroptera . They are also called fruit bats, old world fruit bats, or flying foxes.-Description:...
in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to West Papua, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
. The name Geelvink comes from a Dutch ship and family called Geelvinck
Geelvinck
Geelvinck was a Dutch surname. The family died out in the early 19th century.Some notable members of the family include:* Jan Cornelis Geelvinck, the son of a merchant in beans and peas, and involved in the West India Company...
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Source
- Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. Pteropus pohlei. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.