The Bismarck masked flying fox (Pteropus capistratus) is a flying fox of the family Pteropodidae found in Papua New Guinea and named after the Bismarck Archipelago. The German naturalist Wilhelm Peters described it as a new species in 1867, but before 1995 it was largely treated as a subspecies of Temminck's flying fox, and it was reassessed as a species in 2001. It has two subspecies, Pteropus capistratus capistratus and Pteropus capistratus ennisae, and its forearm is 109 to 118 millimetres long. The IUCN classified it as near threatened in 2009, noting that the rate of decline was almost high enough to reclassify it as vulnerable.
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Source Bismarck masked flying fox (Wikipedia)Distribution, Papua New GuineaQuote, Distribution, Papua New Guinea
The Bismarck masked flying fox (Pteropus capistratus) is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae found in Papua New Guinea and named after the Bismarck Archipelago.
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1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal foraging attributes (MamFuncDat)
EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)MamFuncDat.txt, row Pteropus capistratus (Diet-Fruit, Diet-Nect, Diet-Inv, Diet-PlantO columns)
3740 Pteropus capistratus Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_2 D1 Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 247.5 Ref_136 1
MamFuncDat.txt, row Pteropus capistratus (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)
3740 Pteropus capistratus Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_2 D1 Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 247.5 Ref_136 1
View the Source 2. Bismarck masked flying fox (Wikipedia)
Distribution, Papua New Guinea
The Bismarck masked flying fox (Pteropus capistratus) is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae found in Papua New Guinea and named after the Bismarck Archipelago.
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It is experiencing significant habitat loss and population decline.
Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, Lead
The Bismarck masked flying fox (Pteropus capistratus) is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae found in Papua New Guinea and named after the Bismarck Archipelago.
In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
The Bismarck masked flying fox (Pteropus capistratus) is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae found in Papua New Guinea and named after the Bismarck Archipelago.
View the Source3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 7261770: species profile of Pteropus capistratus
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)speciesProfilesQuote, speciesProfiles
"extinct": false
4. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 7261770: IUCN Red List category of Pteropus capistratus
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)iucnRedListCategoryQuote, iucnRedListCategory
"category": "VULNERABLE"
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