The large Palau flying fox (Pteropus pilosus) is an extinct species of medium-sized megabat from the Palau Islands in Micronesia. It had brownish fur with long silvery hairs on its belly and a wingspan of about 60 centimetres. It probably became extinct around 1874, possibly because of overhunting. It is known from only two specimens, one of which is in the Natural History Museum in London. The Wikipedia list of pteropodids places it in the subfamily Pteropodinae, gives its IUCN status as extinct, lists its habitat as unknown and records its population trend as unknown.
Facts
Classification
Living or Extinct Conservation Status Activity Pattern Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Large Palau flying fox (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Large Palau flying fox (Wikipedia)Article text, distributionQuote, Article text, distribution
The large Palau flying fox (Pteropus pilosus) is an extinct species of medium-sized megabats from the Palau Islands in Micronesia.
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 pilosus (Diet-Fruit, Diet-Nect, Diet-Inv, Diet-PlantO columns)
3774 Pteropus pilosus Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 361.25 "Ref_2, Ref_3" 0
MamFuncDat.txt, row Pteropus pilosus (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)
3774 Pteropus pilosus Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 361.25 "Ref_2, Ref_3" 0
View the Source 2. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 5218669: species profile of Pteropus pilosus
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)speciesProfilesQuote, speciesProfiles
"extinct": true
3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 5218669: IUCN Red List category of Pteropus pilosus
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)iucnRedListCategoryQuote, iucnRedListCategory
"category": "EXTINCT"
Large Palau flying fox (Wikipedia)
Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, Lead
The large Palau flying fox (Pteropus pilosus) is an extinct species of medium-sized megabats from the Palau Islands in Micronesia.
In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
The large Palau flying fox (Pteropus pilosus) is an extinct species of medium-sized megabats from the Palau Islands in Micronesia.
View the SourceReader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.