Sunda flying fox

Sunda flying fox
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES) [2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Pteropodidae
Genus:	Acerodon
Species:	A. mackloti
Binomial name
Acerodon mackloti (Temminck, 1837)
Sunda flying fox range
Synonyms
Acerodon macklotii

The Sunda flying fox or Sunda fruit bat (Acerodon mackloti) is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to Indonesia and Timor-Leste. The Sunda flying fox is categorized by the IUCN as a Vulnerable species, meaning that it has an Intermediate chance of becoming an endangered species due to the deforestation of mangrove trees for shrimp aquaculture. ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. Mildenstein, T. (2016). "Acerodon mackloti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T142A21989107. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T142A21989107.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
3. "Sunda Flying Fox. Sunda Flying fox- Acerodon Mackloti. (n.d.)" . Retrieved March 17, 2023.
4. "Global Biodiversity Information Facility. (n.d.). Acerodon macklotii (Temminck, 1837). GBIF" . Retrieved March 17, 2023.