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Rennell flying fox

Mammals

The Rennell flying fox (Pteropus rennelli) is a flying fox found in the Solomon Islands and an endangered species at risk of extinction. The Australian mammalogist Ellis Le Geyt Troughton described it in 1929. It belongs to the samoensis species group of the speciose genus Pteropus, and its name comes from Rennell Island, where the holotype was collected and which remains the only known location of the species. In 1962 Hill treated it as a subspecies of the Solomons flying fox. The forearm of the holotype was 121 millimetres long, and the Wikipedia list of pteropodids describes its population as declining.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Frugivore 1
Threats
Climate Change and Severe Weather 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Conservation Status
Endangered 4
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Pteropodidae, Taxa
Source Rennell flying fox (Wikipedia)
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Found In

Solomon Islands

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Source Rennell flying fox (Wikipedia)Distribution, Solomon Islands
Quote, Distribution, Solomon Islands
The Rennell flying fox (Pteropus rennelli) is a species of flying fox 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 rennelli (Diet-Fruit, Diet-Nect, Diet-Inv, Diet-PlantO columns)
    3761 Pteropus rennelli 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 rennelli (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)
    3761 Pteropus rennelli 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. Rennell flying fox (Wikipedia)
  • Distribution, Solomon Islands
    The Rennell flying fox (Pteropus rennelli) is a species of flying fox found in the Solomon Islands.
  • Article text, behaviour
    It is nocturnal, roosting in sheltered places such as trees during the day.
  • Article text, threats
    Because the species has such a small range, it is susceptible to extinction via natural disaster; a single cyclone could conceivably extinct this species.
  • Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, Lead
    The Rennell flying fox (Pteropus rennelli) is a species of flying fox found in the Solomon Islands.
  • In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
    The Rennell flying fox (Pteropus rennelli) is a species of flying fox found in the Solomon Islands.
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3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 5707082: species profile of Pteropus rennelli
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)speciesProfiles
Quote, speciesProfiles
"extinct": false
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4. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 5707082: IUCN Red List category of Pteropus rennelli
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)iucnRedListCategory
Quote, iucnRedListCategory
"category": "ENDANGERED"
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