The New Caledonia flying fox (Pteropus vetulus) is a flying fox of the family Pteropodidae that is endemic to New Caledonia. Its habitat is highly fragmented and possibly decreasing because of deforestation, and other threats such as hunting have not yet been quantified. The Wikipedia list of pteropodids places it in the subfamily Pteropodinae, gives its IUCN status as near threatened, names forest as its habitat and describes its population as declining. Its own article is only a few sentences long, so little else about its biology is recorded there.
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Source New Caledonia flying fox (Wikipedia)
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Source New Caledonia flying fox (Wikipedia)Distribution, New CaledoniaQuote, Distribution, New Caledonia
It is endemic to New Caledonia.
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 vetulus (Diet-Fruit, Diet-Nect, Diet-Inv, Diet-PlantO columns)
3781 Pteropus vetulus Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 148 Ref_117 1
MamFuncDat.txt, row Pteropus vetulus (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)
3781 Pteropus vetulus Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 148 Ref_117 1
View the Source 2. New Caledonia flying fox (Wikipedia)
Distribution, New Caledonia
It is endemic to New Caledonia.
Article text, threats
Other threats such as hunting are as yet unquantified.
Article text, human use
Other threats such as hunting are as yet unquantified.
Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, Lead
The New Caledonia flying fox (Pteropus vetulus) is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae.
In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
The New Caledonia flying fox (Pteropus vetulus) is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae.
View the Source3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 5218685: species profile of Pteropus vetulus
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)speciesProfilesQuote, speciesProfiles
"extinct": false
4. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 5218685: IUCN Red List category of Pteropus vetulus
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)iucnRedListCategoryQuote, iucnRedListCategory
"category": "NEAR_THREATENED"
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