Ashy-headed flying fox

The ashy-headed flying fox or North Moluccan flying fox is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to Indonesia.

Taxonomy and etymology

It was described as a new species in 1870 by British zoologist John Edward Gray.
The holotype had been collected on the Bacan Islands by Alfred Russel Wallace.
Its species name "caniceps" means "gray-headed" from Latin canus and -ceps.
This species has two subspecies:

P. c. caniceps
''P. c. dobsoni''

Description

Its forearm is long.

Range and habitat

This species is endemic to Indonesia.
It has been found at elevations up to above sea level.

Conservation

As of 2016, it is assessed as a vulnerable species by the IUCN.
It meets the criteria for this assessment because its population decline has been at least 30% from 1992-2016.
Additionally, it is experiencing habitat fragmentation, and it is losing habitat due to logging and mining activities.