Pelew flying fox

Pelew flying fox
Pteropus pelewensis yapensis.jpg
Pteropus pelewensis yapensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
Genus: Pteropus
Species:
P. pelewensis
Binomial name
Pteropus pelewensis
Pelew Flying Fox area.png
Pelew flying fox range
Synonyms
  • Pteropus mariannus pelewensis

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 "Near Threatened" 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]

References

  1. ^ a b Wiles, G. (2008). "Pteropus pelewensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T136387A4284457. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T136387A4284457.en.
  2. ^ 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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