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{{Short description|Species of bat}}
{{speciesbox
| name = Lesser flying fox
| image =
| status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 17 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Lavery, T.H. |date=2017 |title=''Pteropus mahaganus'' |volume=2017 |page=e.T18736A22082180 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T18736A22082180.en |access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref>
| genus = Pteropus
| species = mahaganus
| authority = [[Colin Campbell Sanborn|Sanborn]], 1931
| synonyms =
| range_map = Lesser Flying Fox area.png
| range_map_caption = Lesser flying fox range
}}

The '''lesser flying fox''' or '''Sanborn's flying fox''' ('''''Pteropus mahaganus''''') is a species of [[flying fox]] in the family [[Pteropodidae]]. It is found in [[Papua New Guinea]] and the [[Solomon Islands]]. The species is poorly known, but is believed to inhabit coastal lowlands, including tropical rainforest. Although the species has been found plantations, the habitat of the species is fragmented by increasing agriculture and logging.<ref name="iucn status 17 November 2021" />

==Sources==
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{{Pteropodidae|P.}}

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[[Category:Pteropus]]
[[Category:Bats of Oceania]]
[[Category:Mammals of Papua New Guinea]]
[[Category:Mammals of the Solomon Islands]]
[[Category:Mammals described in 1931]]
[[Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Colin Campbell Sanborn]]

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Lesser flying fox - Revision history

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