Pelew flying fox
Pelew flying fox | |
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Pteropus pelewensis yapensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Pteropodidae |
Genus: | Pteropus |
Species: | P. pelewensis
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Binomial name | |
Pteropus pelewensis K. Andersen, 1908
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Pelew flying fox range | |
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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
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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