Pteropus rufus (Madagascar flying fox) genome, mPteRuf1, sequence data
The Madagascar flying fox (Pteropus rufus) is a species of megabat in the genus Pteropus. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are diverse, and include moist lowland forests, dry forests, succulent woodlands, and spiny thickets, and mangroves. It eats figs and other fruits, flowers, and leaves. It is threatened by habitat loss (from Wikipedia entry). This sample of a female individual found in Madagascar was procured by Cara Brook and Hafaliana Christian Ranaivoson for a longitudinal field study on viral dynamics and to generate a high-quality reference genome for the Vertebrate Genomes Project (VGP). Sequencing and genome assembly were conducted at the Vertebrate Genome Lab (VGL) at the Rockefeller University, led by Erich D. Jarvis, Giulio Formenti, and Jennifer Balacco.