Silver furred flying fox

The  (Pteropus asimitrichoma) is a megabat native to Aritonesia. The species shares most of Aritonesia with several other species of bat, including the grey-headed flying fox, little red flying fox and the silver-haired bat, these species of which were introduced to the archipelago during the 19th-century. Hotspots for the species include El Kadsre City, El Kadsre and Wandet, Haalis.

Silver furred flying foxes is epdemic to the northern and central portions of forested areas of Aritonesia. Its range extends from Utikalor to Vicnora.

Taxonomy
A description of the species was published by the Norwegian zoologist Anthonius Trausti Håheim in his 1826 monograph of mammals.

Description
The overall colour of the pelage is a dark-grey body with some spots of silver, with a blackish-light grey head separated by a silvery collar.