The Aldabra flying fox (Pteropus aldabrensis) is a megabat of the genus Pteropus that is endemic to the Aldabra Atoll in the Seychelles. The American biologist Frederick W. True gave it its scientific name in an 1893 publication, basing the description on two specimens collected in 1892 by the doctor and naturalist William Louis Abbott. Like other megabats it is herbivorous, and it has been observed eating fruit from the evergreens Calophyllum inophyllum and Mystroxylon aethiopicum, the Indian almond and fig trees. The Wikipedia list of pteropodids names shrubland and forest as its habitat, gives its IUCN status as endangered and describes its population as steady.
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ThreatsClimate Change and Severe Weather 2 Living or Extinct Conservation Status Activity Pattern Connections
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Source Aldabra flying fox (Wikipedia)
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Source Aldabra flying fox (Wikipedia)Distribution, SeychellesQuote, Distribution, Seychelles
It is endemic to the Aldabra Atoll in the Seychelles, like Chaerephon pusilla, though the latter may be the same species as the little free-tailed bat.
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 aldabrensis (Diet-Fruit, Diet-Nect, Diet-Inv, Diet-PlantO columns)
3741 Pteropus aldabrensis Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 305 Ref_117 1
MamFuncDat.txt, row Pteropus aldabrensis (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)
3741 Pteropus aldabrensis Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 305 Ref_117 1
View the Source 2. Aldabra flying fox (Wikipedia)
Distribution, Seychelles
It is endemic to the Aldabra Atoll in the Seychelles, like Chaerephon pusilla, though the latter may be the same species as the little free-tailed bat.
Article text, threats
The species is classified as vulnerable by the IUCN due to a restricted habitat, threats from natural disasters such as tropical cyclones, and rising sea level due to climate change.
Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, Lead
The Aldabra flying fox (Pteropus aldabrensis) is a species of megabat in the genus Pteropus.
In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
The Aldabra flying fox (Pteropus aldabrensis) is a species of megabat in the genus Pteropus.
In Biome: Mangrove Forest, Habitat, mangrove forest
The natural habitats of the Aldabra flying fox are subtropical or tropical mangrove forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
View the Source3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 5218647: species profile of Pteropus aldabrensis
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)speciesProfilesQuote, speciesProfiles
"extinct": false
4. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 5218647: IUCN Red List category of Pteropus aldabrensis
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)iucnRedListCategoryQuote, iucnRedListCategory
"category": "ENDANGERED"
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