Dusky fruit bat
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The dusky fruit bat (Penthetor lucasi) is a species of bat found in Indonesia and Malaysia.[1]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Pteropodidae |
Genus: | Penthetor K. Andersen, 1912 |
Species: | P. lucasi |
Binomial name | |
Penthetor lucasi Dobson, 1880 | |
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Dusky fruit bats are species found in Southeast Asia that serve as pollinators and seed dispersers in their ecosystem. Dusky fruit bats are considerably excellent seed dispersers due to their ability to travel long distances.[2]