Facts Summary:
The Large Flying-fox (Pteropus vampyrus) is a species of concern belonging in the species group "mammals" and found in the following area(s): Brunei Darussalam, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam. This species is also known by the following name(s): P. caninus, P. celaeno, P. edulis, P. funereus, P. javanicus, P. kalou, P. kelaarti, P. kopangi, P. lanensis, P. malaccensis, P. natunae, P. nudus, P. phaiops, P. pluton, P. pteronotus, P. sumatrensis.
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