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Mariana fruit bat

Mammals

The Mariana fruit bat, also known as the Mariana flying fox and fanihi in Chamorro (Pteropus mariannus), is a megabat found only in the Mariana Islands and Ulithi, an atoll in the Caroline Islands. Habitat loss has driven it to endangered status, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service lists it as threatened; poaching, habitat loss and the introduction of invasive species have contributed to its decline. It is a mid-sized bat that weighs 270 to 500 grams and has a forearm of 13.4 to 15.6 centimetres, with males slightly larger than females. Its abdomen ranges from black to brown with gray hairs, and its mantle and neck are a brighter brown to golden brown.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Frugivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Threats
Biological Resource Use 2
Threats
Invasive and Other Problematic Species, Genes and Diseases 2
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Conservation Status
Endangered 4
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix I 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Pteropodidae, Taxa
Source Mariana fruit bat (Wikipedia)
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Found In

Guam

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Source Mariana fruit bat (Wikipedia)Article text, distribution
Quote, Article text, distribution
The Mariana fruit bat (Pteropus mariannus), also known as the Mariana flying fox, and the fanihi in Chamorro, is a megabat found only in the Mariana Islands and Ulithi (an atoll in the Caroline Islands).
Northern Mariana Islands

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Mariana fruit bat (Wikipedia)Article text, distribution
Quote, Article text, distribution
The Mariana fruit bat (Pteropus mariannus), also known as the Mariana flying fox, and the fanihi in Chamorro, is a megabat found only in the Mariana Islands and Ulithi (an atoll in the Caroline Islands).
Sources
1. Animal Diversity Web (University of Michigan Museum of Zoology): Animal Diversity Web: Pteropus mariannus
Animal Diversity Web (University of Michigan Museum of Zoology)
  • Food Habits, Primary Diet
    Primary Diet herbivore herbivore frugivore frugivore
  • Behavior
    Key Behaviors arboreal arboreal flies nocturnal nocturnal motile motile sedentary sedentary territorial territorial social social colonial colonial Home Range Marianas flying fox home ranges have not been reported.
  • Habitat, Habitat Regions
    terrestrial
  • Conservation Status
    They are also on CITES Appendix I.
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2. Mariana fruit bat (Wikipedia)
  • Article text, threats
    Poaching, habitat loss, and the introduction of invasive species have contributed to the species' decline.
  • Article text, human use
    Poaching, habitat loss, and the introduction of invasive species have contributed to the species' decline.
  • Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, Lead
    The Mariana fruit bat (Pteropus mariannus), also known as the Mariana flying fox, and the fanihi in Chamorro, is a megabat found only in the Mariana Islands and Ulithi (an atoll in the Caroline Islands).
  • In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
    The Mariana fruit bat (Pteropus mariannus), also known as the Mariana flying fox, and the fanihi in Chamorro, is a megabat found only in the Mariana Islands and Ulithi (an atoll in the Caroline Islands).
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3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 5218697: species profile of Pteropus mariannus
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)speciesProfiles
Quote, speciesProfiles
"extinct": false
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4. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 5218697: IUCN Red List category of Pteropus mariannus
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)iucnRedListCategory
Quote, iucnRedListCategory
"category": "ENDANGERED"
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