The Ryukyu flying fox, or Ryukyu fruit bat (Pteropus dasymallus), is a megabat found in Japan, Taiwan and the Batanes and Babuyan Islands of the Philippines. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss and by hunting for food, and the IUCN classifies it as vulnerable. The Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck described it in 1825 from specimens acquired from the Dutch businessman Jan Cock Blomhoff, and described its fur as long and woolly. Five subspecies are recognised, including the Daito fruit bat, the Erabu fruit bat and the Taiwanese fruit bat.
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Source Ryukyu flying fox (Wikipedia)Distribution, JapanQuote, Distribution, Japan
It is found in Japan, Taiwan, and the Batanes and Babuyan Islands of the Philippines.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Ryukyu flying fox (Wikipedia)Distribution, PhilippinesQuote, Distribution, Philippines
It is found in Japan, Taiwan, and the Batanes and Babuyan Islands of the Philippines.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Ryukyu flying fox (Wikipedia)Distribution, TaiwanQuote, Distribution, Taiwan
It is found in Japan, Taiwan, and the Batanes and Babuyan Islands of the Philippines.
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1. Ryukyu flying fox (Wikipedia)
Distribution, Philippines
It is found in Japan, Taiwan, and the Batanes and Babuyan Islands of the Philippines.
Distribution, Japan
It is found in Japan, Taiwan, and the Batanes and Babuyan Islands of the Philippines.
Distribution, Taiwan
It is found in Japan, Taiwan, and the Batanes and Babuyan Islands of the Philippines.
Diet
It is mostly frugivorous, consuming the fruits of at least 53 plant species; the flowers of 20 plant species; the leaves of 18 plant species; and the bark of one plant species.
Relationship to people, hunting
It is threatened by habitat loss and by hunting for food and the IUCN classify it as "Vulnerable".
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It is threatened by habitat loss and by hunting for food and the IUCN classify it as "Vulnerable".
Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, Lead
The Ryukyu flying fox or Ryukyu fruit bat (Pteropus dasymallus) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae.
In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
The Ryukyu flying fox or Ryukyu fruit bat (Pteropus dasymallus) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae.
In Biome: Tropical Dry Forest, Habitat, tropical dry forest
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and swamps.
View the Source2. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 5218670: species profile of Pteropus dasymallus
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"extinct": false
3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 5218670: IUCN Red List category of Pteropus dasymallus
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"category": "VULNERABLE"
4. Animal Diversity Web (University of Michigan Museum of Zoology): Animal Diversity Web: Pteropus dasymallus
Animal Diversity Web (University of Michigan Museum of Zoology)Behavior, Key BehaviorsQuote, Behavior, Key Behaviors
Key Behaviors arboreal arboreal nocturnal nocturnal motile motile colonial colonial
5. AnAge (Human Ageing Genomic Resources): AnAge entry for Pteropus dasymallus
AnAge (Human Ageing Genomic Resources)Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits: Maximum longevityQuote, Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits: Maximum longevity
Maximum longevity 24 years (captivity)
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