Caroline flying fox
| Caroline flying fox | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Genus: | Pteropus |
| Species: | P. molossinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pteropus molossinus Temminck, 1853 | |
 | |
| Caroline flying fox range | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Pteropus breviceps | |
The Caroline flying fox or Pohnpei flying fox (Pteropus molossinus) is a species of megabat in the genus Pteropus, endemic to Micronesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. Prior to a ban on commercial exploitation, it was hunted for export substantially impacted the abundance. It is threatened by habitat loss due to expanding plantations.[1]
Sources
- 1 2 Buden, D.; Wiles, G.; Helgen, K.; Hamilton, S. & Allison, A. (2008). "Pteropus molossinus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T18741A8528186. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T18741A8528186.en. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
| Taxon identifiers |
|---|
This article is issued from
Wikipedia.
The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.