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Small Samoan flying fox

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The small Samoan flying fox (Pteropus allenorum) is a fruit-eating megabat whose type specimen was collected in Samoa in 1856 but was not identified as a new species until 2009. It had a wingspan of at least two feet and weighed around 8 ounces. It is known from only a single specimen, collected in 1856 on the island of Upolu in Samoa. Because the type specimen is dead and no other examples are known, it is believed to be extinct, probably during the 19th century through a combination of overhunting by humans and habitat destruction from agriculture. The Wikipedia list of pteropodids gives its IUCN status as extinct.

Facts
Classification
Threats
Agriculture and Aquaculture 1
Living or Extinct
No 2
Conservation Status
Extinct 3
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Pteropodidae, Taxa
Source Small Samoan flying fox (Wikipedia)
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Found In

Samoa

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Source Small Samoan flying fox (Wikipedia)Distribution, Samoa
Quote, Distribution, Samoa
It is known from only a single specimen collected in 1856 on the island of Upolu in Samoa.
Sources
1. Small Samoan flying fox (Wikipedia)
  • Distribution, Samoa
    It is known from only a single specimen collected in 1856 on the island of Upolu in Samoa.
  • Article text, threats
    The species is believed to have gone extinct during the 19th century due to a combination of overhunting by humans and habitat destruction from agriculture.
  • Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, Lead
    The small Samoan flying fox (Pteropus allenorum) is a species of fruit-eating megabat whose type specimen was originally collected in Samoa in 1856, but was not identified as a new species until 2009.
  • In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
    The small Samoan flying fox (Pteropus allenorum) is a species of fruit-eating megabat whose type specimen was originally collected in Samoa in 1856, but was not identified as a new species until 2009.
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2. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 8289020: species profile of Pteropus allenorum
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)speciesProfiles
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"extinct": true
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3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 8289020: IUCN Red List category of Pteropus allenorum
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)iucnRedListCategory
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"category": "EXTINCT"
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