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047 Indian flying fox in Keoladeo National Park Photo by Giles Laurent🦇

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SpeciesChiropteraPteropodidae
Mammals

🦇Indian flying fox

Pteropus medius Temminck, 1825

Badulen eller flygande räv (Pteropus giganteus) är en av de största flyghundarna i världen.

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Pteropus medius
Conservation status
NTNear threatened

IUCN Red List assessment, 2025.

Population trendDecreasing
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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›classMammalia
  4. ›orderChiroptera
  5. ›familyPteropodidae
  6. ›genusPteropus
  7. ›speciesPteropus medius
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  1. classMammals · Mammalia
  2. orderBats · Chiroptera
  3. familyPteropodidae
  4. genusPteropus
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  1. kingdomMetazoa
  2. phylumChordata
  3. subphylumCraniata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. superclassGnathostomata
  6. superclassSarcopterygii
  7. superclassTetrapoda
  8. classMammals · Mammalia
  9. subclassTheria
  10. superorderLaurasiatheria
  11. orderBats · Chiroptera
  12. suborderMegachiroptera
  13. familyPteropodidae
  14. genusPteropus
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Pteropus medius (ca), Indischer Riesenflughund (de), Pteropus medius (es), Pteropus medius (fr), Pteropus medius (gl), Pteropus medius (it) … and 3 more languages
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