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Makira flying fox

Mammals

The Makira flying fox (Pteropus cognatus) is a megabat of the genus Pteropus found in the Solomon Islands. The species is currently decreasing and is endangered because of threats from logging and hunting, although the Wikipedia list of pteropodids gives its IUCN status as vulnerable. In 2013 Bat Conservation International listed it as one of the 35 species on its worldwide conservation priority list. Its own article is only three sentences long, so little else about its biology is recorded there.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Frugivore 1
Threats
Biological Resource Use 2
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Conservation Status
Vulnerable 4
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Pteropodidae, Taxa
Source Makira flying fox (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Solomon Islands

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Makira flying fox (Wikipedia)Distribution, Solomon Islands
Quote, Distribution, Solomon Islands
The Makira flying fox (Pteropus cognatus) is a species of megabat in the genus Pteropus, found in the Solomon Islands.
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 cognatus (Diet-Fruit, Diet-Nect, Diet-Inv, Diet-PlantO columns)
    3723 Pteropus cognatus Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_2 D1 Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 361.25 "Ref_2, Ref_3" 0
  • MamFuncDat.txt, row Pteropus cognatus (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)
    3723 Pteropus cognatus Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_2 D1 Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 361.25 "Ref_2, Ref_3" 0
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2. Makira flying fox (Wikipedia)
  • Distribution, Solomon Islands
    The Makira flying fox (Pteropus cognatus) is a species of megabat in the genus Pteropus, found in the Solomon Islands.
  • Article text, threats
    The species is currently decreasing and is endangered due to threats from logging and hunting.
  • Article text, human use
    The species is currently decreasing and is endangered due to threats from logging and hunting.
  • Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, Lead
    The Makira flying fox (Pteropus cognatus) is a species of megabat in the genus Pteropus, found in the Solomon Islands.
  • In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
    The Makira flying fox (Pteropus cognatus) is a species of megabat in the genus Pteropus, found in the Solomon Islands.
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3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 5706995: species profile of Pteropus cognatus
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)speciesProfiles
Quote, speciesProfiles
"extinct": false
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4. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 5706995: IUCN Red List category of Pteropus cognatus
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)iucnRedListCategory
Quote, iucnRedListCategory
"category": "VULNERABLE"
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