The Javan tailless fruit bat (Megaerops kusnotoi) is a megabat of the family Pteropodidae that is endemic to Indonesia. Its article stresses that eating bushmeat is a big ecological problem in Indonesia and a threat to bat biodiversity, quoting a report that locals eat bats at least once a month, more often around Christian holidays, and that about 500 metric tons of bats are brought in from other provinces, with South Sulawesi supplying 38 percent. It says this heavy hunting and consumption has made bats the most endangered group in Indonesia. The Wikipedia list of pteropodids gives the species an IUCN status of vulnerable and describes its population as declining.
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Source Javan tailless fruit bat (Wikipedia)
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Source Javan tailless fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, IndonesiaQuote, Distribution, Indonesia
It is endemic to Indonesia.
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 Megaerops kusnotoi (Diet-Fruit, Diet-Nect, Diet-Inv, Diet-PlantO columns)
3801 Megaerops kusnotoi Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 20 0 0 Ref_3 D2 Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 35.94 Ref_178 2
MamFuncDat.txt, row Megaerops kusnotoi (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)
3801 Megaerops kusnotoi Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 20 0 0 Ref_3 D2 Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 35.94 Ref_178 2
View the Source 2. Javan tailless fruit bat (Wikipedia)
Distribution, Indonesia
It is endemic to Indonesia.
Article text, threats
The consumption of bushmeat, meat from undomesticated animals, is a big ecological problem in Indonesia, and a threat to bat biodiversity. "Locals eat bats at least once a month, but the frequency increases tenfold around Christian holidays.
Article text, human use
The consumption of bushmeat, meat from undomesticated animals, is a big ecological problem in Indonesia, and a threat to bat biodiversity. "Locals eat bats at least once a month, but the frequency increases tenfold around Christian holidays.
Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, Lead
The Javan tailless fruit bat (Megaerops kusnotoi) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae.
In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
The Javan tailless fruit bat (Megaerops kusnotoi) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae.
View the Source3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 2432918: species profile of Megaerops kusnotoi
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)speciesProfilesQuote, speciesProfiles
"extinct": false
4. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 2432918: IUCN Red List category of Megaerops kusnotoi
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)iucnRedListCategoryQuote, iucnRedListCategory
"category": "VULNERABLE"
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