Seram flying fox
| Seram flying fox | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Genus: | Pteropus |
| Species: | P. ocularis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pteropus ocularis Peters, 1867
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| Seram flying fox range | |
The Seram flying fox (Pteropus ocularis) is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to the mountainous forests of two of the Maluku Islands, Buru and Seram, including the Manusela National Park on Seram. They were once present on the nearby Ambon Island, but probably not anymore. The habitat has an area of less than 20,000 km2 (7,700 mi2), and is decreasing due to logging. For this reason, and because of hunting by the local population, these species are listed as vulnerable by the IUCN since 1996.