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{{Short description|Species of mammal}}
{{Speciesbox
| name = Ontong Java flying fox
| image =
| status = CR | status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 16 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Fisher, D. |author2=Helgen, K. |author3=Allison, A. |date=2021 |title=''Pteropus howensis'' |volume=2021 |page=e.T18728A22080900 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T18728A22080900.en |access-date=16 November 2021}}</ref>
| genus = Pteropus
| species = howensis
| authority = Troughton, 1931
| synonyms =
| range_map = Ontong Java Flying Fox area.png
| range_map_caption = Ontong Java flying fox range
}}

The '''Ontong Java flying fox''' ('''''Pteropus howensis''''') is a species of [[flying fox]] in the family [[Pteropodidae]]. It is [[endemic]] to the [[Ontong Java Atoll]] in the [[Solomon Islands]]. Its natural [[habitat]]s are subtropical or tropical dry [[forest]]s and subtropical or tropical [[swamp]]s. It was classified as "Critically Endangered" in 2021 by the [[IUCN]] . Its confirmed range extends only over small islands, all of which are near to sea level. It is threatened by [[sea level rise|rising sea levels]].<ref name="iucn status 16 November 2021" />

==Sources==
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{{Pteropodidae|P.}}
{{Taxonbar|from=Q388804}}

[[Category:Pteropus]]
[[Category:Bats of Oceania]]
[[Category:Endemic fauna of the Solomon Islands]]
[[Category:Mammals of the Solomon Islands]]
[[Category:Mammals described in 1931]]
[[Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot]]

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{{Solomons-stub}}

Ontong Java flying fox - Revision history

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