The Geelvink Bay flying fox or Geelvink Bay fruit bat (''Pteropus pohlei'') is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae. It is

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to the islands of Yapen, Numfor, and

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, which lie north of

New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea). It is a simplified version of ...

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Papua Province Papua is a province of Indonesia, comprising the northern coast of Western New Guinea together with island groups in Cenderawasih Bay to the west. It roughly follows the borders of Papuan customary region of Tabi Saireri. It is bordered by the ...

. The name comes from Geelvink Bay, now Cenderawasih Bay. It is common over a small area, and the population trend is decreasing. Major threats to the species are

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due to timber harvesting, and hunting.

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Pteropus Bats of Oceania Bats of Indonesia Mammals of Papua New Guinea Mammals of Western New Guinea Cenderawasih Bay Vulnerable fauna of Asia Vulnerable fauna of Oceania Mammals described in 1933 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Biak–Numfoor rain forests Yapen Islands Bats of New Guinea {{fruit-bat-stub