Dwarf flying fox

{{Short description|Species of bat}}

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| name = Dwarf flying fox

| image = Pteropus woodfordi Proceedings Smit 1.jpg

| status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Lavery, T.H. |author2=Fisher, D. |date=2017 |title=Pteropus woodfordi |volume=2017 |page=e.T18769A22089578 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T18769A22089578.en |access-date=16 November 2021}}

| genus = Pteropus

| species = woodfordi

| authority = Thomas, 1888

| synonyms =

| range_map = Dwarf Flying Fox area.png

| range_map_caption = Dwarf flying fox range

}}

The dwarf flying fox, least flying fox, or least fruit bat (Pteropus woodfordi){{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Heather |date=2020-03-18 |title=Bat |url=https://a-z-animals.com/animals/bat/ |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=A-Z Animals |language=en-US}} is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands. It is threatened by deforestation, which is believed to damage roosting sites in old growth forests.

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