The Solomons flying fox (Pteropus rayneri) is a flying fox of the family Pteropodidae that is endemic to the Solomon Islands archipelago. Its population abundance has been marked by periodic die-offs of generally unknown cause, including a major die-off in the 1980s, and hunting may be a significant threat to the population. 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 Solomons flying fox (Wikipedia)
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Source Solomons flying fox (Wikipedia)Distribution, Solomon IslandsQuote, Distribution, Solomon Islands
It is endemic to the Solomon Islands archipelago.
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 rayneri (Diet-Fruit, Diet-Nect, Diet-Inv, Diet-PlantO columns)
3769 Pteropus rayneri Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 724.5 Ref_117 1
MamFuncDat.txt, row Pteropus rayneri (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)
3769 Pteropus rayneri Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 724.5 Ref_117 1
View the Source 2. Solomons flying fox (Wikipedia)
Distribution, Solomon Islands
It is endemic to the Solomon Islands archipelago.
Article text, threats
Hunting may be a significant threat to the population.
Article text, human use
Hunting may be a significant threat to the population.
Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, Lead
The Solomons flying fox (Pteropus rayneri) is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae.
In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
The Solomons flying fox (Pteropus rayneri) is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae.
View the Source3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 5218688: species profile of Pteropus rayneri
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)speciesProfilesQuote, speciesProfiles
"extinct": false
4. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 5218688: IUCN Red List category of Pteropus rayneri
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)iucnRedListCategoryQuote, iucnRedListCategory
"category": "NEAR_THREATENED"
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