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The dwarf flying fox, least flying fox, or least fruit bat (''Pteropus woodfordi'') is a species of
flying fox ''Pteropus'' (suborder Yinpterochiroptera) is a genus of megabats which are among the largest bats in the world. They are commonly known as fruit bats or flying foxes, among other colloquial names. They live in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Aust ...
in the family Pteropodidae. It is
endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to the
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands, also known simply as the Solomons,John Prados, ''Islands of Destiny'', Dutton Caliber, 2012, p,20 and passim is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 1000 smaller islands in Melanesia, part of Oceania, t ...
. It is threatened by
deforestation Deforestation or forest clearance is the removal and destruction of a forest or stand of trees from land that is then converted to non-forest use. Deforestation can involve conversion of forest land to farms, ranches, or urban use. Ab ...
, which is believed to damage roosting sites in old growth forests.


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Pteropus Bats of Oceania Endemic fauna of the Solomon Islands Mammals of the Solomon Islands Vulnerable fauna of Oceania Mammals described in 1888 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas {{Solomons-stub