Pelew flying fox
The Pelew flying fox (Pteropus pelewensis) is a species of megabat in the genus Pteropus found in the Pelew Islands. A subspecies found on Yap, the Yap flying fox, is considered as a separate species by some authorities.[2] The species is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN due to commercial and small-scale hunting; commercial hunting for the species was banned in 1994, but local exploitation is commonplace. The species is listed on CITES appendix I.[1]
| Pelew flying fox | |
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| Pteropus pelewensis yapensis | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Genus: | Pteropus |
| Species: | P. pelewensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pteropus pelewensis K. Andersen, 1908 | |
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| Pelew flying fox range | |
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References
- Wiles, G.; Waldien, D.L. (2020). "Pteropus pelewensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T118093652A118356424. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T118093652A118356424.en. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- D.E. Wilson & D.M. Reeder, 2005: Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third Edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore
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