Samoan flying fox (Pteropus samoensis) Samoan flying fox (Pteropus samoensis)
Date 4 January 2012, 15:55 (UTC)
Author Paul Asman and Jill Lenoble http://www.flickr.com/people/39136124@N00
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pteropus_samoensis2-2-2.jpg
The Samoa flying fox or Samoan flying fox (Pteropus samoensis) is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in American Samoa, Fiji, and Samoa (where it is known as pe'a and pe'a vao). Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
Genus: Pteropus
Species: Pteropus samoensis Peale, 1848
