Small Samoan flying fox explained

The small Samoan flying fox (Pteropus allenorum) is a species of fruit-eating megabat whose type specimen was originally collected in Samoa in 1856, but was not identified as a new species until 2009. Its wingspan was at least two feet, and it weighed around 8 oz. As the type specimen is dead, and no other examples of the species are known, it is believed to be extinct.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20090711_A_new_species_found_in_a_jar.html A new species found in a jar
2. Helgen, K. M. (Kristofer M.) . Helgen, Lauren E. . Wilson, Don E. . 2009 . Pacific flying foxes (Mammalia, Chiroptera) : two new species of Pteropus from Samoa, probably extinct. . American Museum Novitates . 3646 . 1–37. 10.1206/614.1 . 36030956 . http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/5965