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Ashy-headed flying fox

Mammals

The ashy-headed flying fox, or North Moluccan flying fox (Pteropus caniceps), is a bat of the family Pteropodidae that is endemic to Indonesia and has been found up to 1,630 metres. John Edward Gray described it in 1870 from a holotype collected on the Bacan Islands by Alfred Russel Wallace. The name caniceps is Latin for gray-headed, and two subspecies are recognised, the nominate form and Pteropus caniceps dobsoni, named for the zoologist George Edward Dobson. Its forearm is 139 to 141 millimetres long. As of 2016 the IUCN assesses it as vulnerable, and the list of pteropodids describes its population as declining.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Frugivore 1
Population Trend
Decreasing 2
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Threats
Energy Production and Mining 2
Threats
Biological Resource Use 2
Relationship to People
Agricultural or Structural Pest 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Conservation Status
Vulnerable 4
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix II 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Pteropodidae, Taxa
Source Ashy-headed flying fox (Wikipedia)
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Found In

Indonesia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Ashy-headed flying fox (Wikipedia)Distribution, Indonesia
Quote, Distribution, Indonesia
It is endemic to Indonesia.
Sources
1. Animal Diversity Web (University of Michigan Museum of Zoology): Animal Diversity Web: Pteropus caniceps
Animal Diversity Web (University of Michigan Museum of Zoology)
  • Food Habits, Primary Diet
    Primary Diet herbivore herbivore frugivore frugivore
  • Behavior
    Behavior Although behavior has not been well observed in North Moluccan flying foxes, other Pteropus species are nocturnal and roost in social colonies during the day.
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Negative
    Negative Impacts crop pest
  • Habitat, Habitat Regions
    terrestrial
  • Conservation Status
    CITES Appendix II
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2. Ashy-headed flying fox (Wikipedia)
  • Distribution, Indonesia
    It is endemic to Indonesia.
  • Article text, population
    It meets the criteria for this assessment because its population decline has been at least 30% from 1992-2016.
  • Article text, threats
    Additionally, it is experiencing habitat fragmentation, and it is losing habitat due to logging and mining activities.
  • Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, Lead
    The ashy-headed flying fox or North Moluccan flying fox (Pteropus caniceps) is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae.
  • In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
    The ashy-headed flying fox or North Moluccan flying fox (Pteropus caniceps) is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae.
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3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 5218648: species profile of Pteropus caniceps
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)speciesProfiles
Quote, speciesProfiles
"extinct": false
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4. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 5218648: IUCN Red List category of Pteropus caniceps
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)iucnRedListCategory
Quote, iucnRedListCategory
"category": "VULNERABLE"
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