The Talaud flying fox or Talaud fruit bat (''Acerodon humilis'') is a species of

bat Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most bi ...

in the family Pteropodidae. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

to the islands of Salebabu and Karekaleng in the Talaud Archipelago of

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical swamps. The first scientific description was by Knud Andersen in an article from

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Conservation

Threats include hunting and habitat loss from logging.

Sources

Acerodon Mammals of Indonesia Mammals described in 1909 Taxa named by Knud Andersen Bats of Southeast Asia Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{fruit-bat-stub