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Long-tailed fruit bat

Mammals

The long-tailed fruit bat, also called the long-tailed blossom bat or Fijian blossom bat (Notopteris macdonaldi), is a megabat of the family Pteropodidae found in Fiji and Vanuatu. It roosts in large colonies in caves and forages in a range of lowland and montane habitats. It is threatened by exploitation and disturbance of its roosting caves, by hunting and by tourism. The Wikipedia list of pteropodids gives its IUCN status as vulnerable, names forest and caves as its habitat and describes its population as declining.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Frugivore 1
Diet
Nectarivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Threats
Biological Resource Use 2
Threats
Human Intrusions and Disturbance 2
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Conservation Status
Vulnerable 4
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Pteropodidae, Taxa
Source Long-tailed fruit bat (Wikipedia)
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Found In

Fiji

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Long-tailed fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Fiji
Quote, Distribution, Fiji
It is found in Fiji and Vanuatu.
Vanuatu

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Long-tailed fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Vanuatu
Quote, Distribution, Vanuatu
It is found in Fiji and Vanuatu.
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 Notopteris macdonaldi (Diet-Fruit, Diet-Nect, Diet-Inv, Diet-PlantO columns)
    3817 Notopteris macdonaldi Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 60 0 0 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 65.14 Ref_117 1
  • MamFuncDat.txt, row Notopteris macdonaldi (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)
    3817 Notopteris macdonaldi Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 60 0 0 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 65.14 Ref_117 1
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2. Long-tailed fruit bat (Wikipedia)
  • Distribution, Vanuatu
    It is found in Fiji and Vanuatu.
  • Distribution, Fiji
    It is found in Fiji and Vanuatu.
  • Relationship to people, hunting
    They are threatened by exploitation and disturbance of roosting caves, hunting, and tourism.
  • Article text, threats
    They are threatened by exploitation and disturbance of roosting caves, hunting, and tourism.
  • Article text, habitat
    They roost as large colonies in caves and forage in a range of lowland and montane habitats.
  • Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, Lead
    The long-tailed fruit bat, long-tailed blossom bat, or Fijian blossom bat (Notopteris macdonaldi) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae.
  • In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
    The long-tailed fruit bat, long-tailed blossom bat, or Fijian blossom bat (Notopteris macdonaldi) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae.
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3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 2432985: species profile of Notopteris macdonaldi
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)speciesProfiles
Quote, speciesProfiles
"extinct": false
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4. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 2432985: IUCN Red List category of Notopteris macdonaldi
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)iucnRedListCategory
Quote, iucnRedListCategory
"category": "VULNERABLE"
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