Temminck's flying fox (''Pteropus temminckii'') is a species of

flying fox ''Pteropus'' (suborder Yinpterochiroptera) is a genus of megabats which are among the largest bats in the world. They are commonly known as fruit bats or flying foxes, among other colloquial names. They live in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Aust ...

in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in

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 ...

. The species was classified as "Vulnerable" in 2008 by the IUCN due to threats from

habitat destruction Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby ...

and hunting.

References

Pteropus Bats of Oceania Bats of Indonesia Mammals of Papua New Guinea Mammals of Western New Guinea Vulnerable fauna of Asia Vulnerable fauna of Oceania Mammals described in 1867 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters {{fruit-bat-stub