The great flying fox, also known as the greater flying fox or Bismarck flying fox (Pteropus neohibernicus), is a megabat of the genus Pteropus found throughout the lowland areas of New Guinea and in the Bismarck Archipelago. It weighs up to 1.6 kilograms, making it among the heaviest bats in the world and the largest bat in Melanesia. It is gregarious and roosts with hundreds or thousands of individuals, and it may forage by day or night for fruit, including figs. Two subspecies are recognised, and because it varies widely in colour it has many taxonomic synonyms, including Pteropus degener, Pteropus papuanus and Pteropus sepikensis. The list of pteropodids gives its IUCN status as least concern.
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ThreatsBiological Resource Use 2 Relationship to People Living or Extinct Conservation Status Activity Pattern Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
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In Biome
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Source Great flying fox (Wikipedia)Distribution, IndonesiaQuote, Distribution, Indonesia
The great flying fox is endemic to the southwest Pacific islands of New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, and the Raja Ampat Islands, which are part of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
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Source Great flying fox (Wikipedia)Distribution, Papua New GuineaQuote, Distribution, Papua New Guinea
The great flying fox is endemic to the southwest Pacific islands of New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, and the Raja Ampat Islands, which are part of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Sources
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 neohibernicus (Diet-Fruit, Diet-Nect, Diet-Inv, Diet-PlantO columns)
3767 Pteropus neohibernicus Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 966.79 Ref_117 1
MamFuncDat.txt, row Pteropus neohibernicus (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)
3767 Pteropus neohibernicus Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 966.79 Ref_117 1
View the Source 2. Great flying fox (Wikipedia)
Distribution, Indonesia
The great flying fox is endemic to the southwest Pacific islands of New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, and the Raja Ampat Islands, which are part of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Distribution, Papua New Guinea
The great flying fox is endemic to the southwest Pacific islands of New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, and the Raja Ampat Islands, which are part of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Relationship to people, hunting
It is considered a least-concern species by the IUCN, though its numbers have been negatively impacted by what appeared to be a disease, as well as by hunting for bushmeat that occurs across its range.
Conservation, CITES
Along with many other Pteropus species, it is included in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Article text, threats
It is considered a least-concern species by the IUCN, though its numbers have been negatively impacted by what appeared to be a disease, as well as by hunting for bushmeat that occurs across its range.
Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, Lead
The great flying fox (Pteropus neohibernicus), also known as the greater flying fox or Bismarck flying fox, is a species of megabat in the genus Pteropus, found throughout lowland areas of New Guinea and in the Bismarck Archipelago.
In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
The great flying fox (Pteropus neohibernicus), also known as the greater flying fox or Bismarck flying fox, is a species of megabat in the genus Pteropus, found throughout lowland areas of New Guinea and in the Bismarck Archipelago.
In Biome: Savanna, Habitat, savanna
It is found in forested and savanna habitats.
View the Source3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 5218671: species profile of Pteropus neohibernicus
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)speciesProfilesQuote, speciesProfiles
"extinct": false
4. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 5218671: IUCN Red List category of Pteropus neohibernicus
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)iucnRedListCategoryQuote, iucnRedListCategory
"category": "LEAST_CONCERN"
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