Javan tailless fruit bat
The Javan Tailless Fruit Bat (Megaerops kusnotoi) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to Indonesia.
| Javan Tailless Fruit Bat | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Genus: | Megaerops |
| Species: | M. kusnotoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Megaerops kusnotoi Hill & Boeadi, 1978 | |
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| Javan tailless fruit bat range | |
The consumption of bushmeat, meat from undomesticated animals, is a big ecological problem in Indonesia, and a threat to bat biodiversity. "Locals eat bats at least once a month, but the frequency increases tenfold around Christian holidays. Approximately 500 metric tons of bats are imported from other provinces, with South Sulawesi, Indonesia as the main provider at 38%." These high levels of excessive hunting and consumption of bats has made them become the most endangered species in Indonesia.[2]
References
- Hutson, A.M.; Suyanto, A. & Kingston, T. (2008). "Megaerops kusnotoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T12945A3400651. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T12945A3400651.en.
- Sheherazade; Tsang, Susan M. (2015). "Quantifying the bat bushmeat trade in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, with suggestions for conservation action". Global Ecology and Conservation. 3: 324–330. doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2015.01.003. PMID 32363220.
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