The Ontong Java flying fox (Pteropus howensis) is a flying fox of the family Pteropodidae that is endemic to the Ontong Java Atoll in the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical swamp. The IUCN classified it as critically endangered in 2021. Its confirmed range extends only over small islands, all of them near sea level, and it is threatened by rising sea levels. The Wikipedia list of pteropodids places it in the subfamily Pteropodinae and describes its population as declining.
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Source Ontong Java flying fox (Wikipedia)Distribution, Solomon IslandsQuote, Distribution, Solomon Islands
It is endemic to the Ontong Java Atoll in the Solomon Islands.
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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 howensis (Diet-Fruit, Diet-Nect, Diet-Inv, Diet-PlantO columns)
3721 Pteropus howensis Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 232.93 Ref_117 1
MamFuncDat.txt, row Pteropus howensis (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)
3721 Pteropus howensis Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 232.93 Ref_117 1
View the Source 2. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 5218672: species profile of Pteropus howensis
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)speciesProfilesQuote, speciesProfiles
"extinct": false
3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 5218672: IUCN Red List category of Pteropus howensis
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)iucnRedListCategoryQuote, iucnRedListCategory
"category": "CRITICALLY_ENDANGERED"
Ontong Java flying fox (Wikipedia)
Distribution, Solomon Islands
It is endemic to the Ontong Java Atoll in the Solomon Islands.
Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, Lead
The Ontong Java flying fox (Pteropus howensis) is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae.
In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
The Ontong Java flying fox (Pteropus howensis) is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae.
In Biome: Tropical Dry Forest, Habitat, tropical dry forest
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical swamps.
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