The Lombok flying fox (Pteropus lombocensis) is a megabat of the genus Pteropus found in Indonesia and Timor-Leste, and like most others in the genus it has been listed on Appendix II of CITES since 1990. Dobson first described it as a species in 1878, though Gray had published it in 1870 as possibly a variant of Acerodon mackloti. There are three subspecies: the nominate form on Lombok and Sumbawa, Pteropus lombocensis heudei on Flores, Lembata, Pantar and Alor, and Pteropus lombocensis salottii at Soe in West Timor. A genetic analysis found a fairly distant lineage within the genus and placed it in its own group. The list of pteropodids gives its IUCN status as data deficient.
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Classification
ThreatsBiological Resource Use 2 Relationship to People Living or Extinct Conservation Status Activity Pattern Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Lombok flying fox (Wikipedia)
In Biome
Source Lombok flying fox (Wikipedia)
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Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Lombok flying fox (Wikipedia)Distribution, IndonesiaQuote, Distribution, Indonesia
It found in Indonesia and Timor-Leste.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Lombok flying fox (Wikipedia)Distribution, Timor-LesteQuote, Distribution, Timor-Leste
It found in Indonesia and Timor-Leste.
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 lombocensis (Diet-Fruit, Diet-Nect, Diet-Inv, Diet-PlantO columns)
3728 Pteropus lombocensis Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 250.3 Ref_117 1
MamFuncDat.txt, row Pteropus lombocensis (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)
3728 Pteropus lombocensis Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 250.3 Ref_117 1
View the Source 2. Lombok flying fox (Wikipedia)
Distribution, Indonesia
It found in Indonesia and Timor-Leste.
Distribution, Timor-Leste
It found in Indonesia and Timor-Leste.
Relationship to people, hunting
It was classified as "Least Concern" by the IUCN in 1996, but was changed to "Data Deficient" in 2008 due to uncertainty of the abundance and possible threats from hunting and habitat destruction.
Conservation, CITES
This species has been listed on Appendix II of CITES since 1990, along with most others in the genus Pteropus.
Article text, threats
It was classified as "Least Concern" by the IUCN in 1996, but was changed to "Data Deficient" in 2008 due to uncertainty of the abundance and possible threats from hunting and habitat destruction.
Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, Lead
The Lombok flying fox (Pteropus lombocensis) is a species of megabat in the genus Pteropus.
In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
The Lombok flying fox (Pteropus lombocensis) is a species of megabat in the genus Pteropus.
In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Article text, habitat
It probably prefers lowland tropical forest, and has also been found in mango plantations.
View the Source3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 5218687: species profile of Pteropus lombocensis
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)speciesProfilesQuote, speciesProfiles
"extinct": false
4. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 5218687: IUCN Red List category of Pteropus lombocensis
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)iucnRedListCategoryQuote, iucnRedListCategory
"category": "DATA_DEFICIENT"
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