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Dusky Flying Fox
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IUCN EX · Extinct

Dusky Flying Fox

Pteropus brunneus

The dusky flying fox (Pteropus brunneus), also known as the Percy Island flying fox, is an extinct species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae. It was endemic to Percy Island off the southeast coast of Mackay, Queensland, in the northeast corner of Australia.

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