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Nicobar flying fox

Mammals

The Nicobar flying fox (Pteropus faunulus) is a flying fox of the family Pteropodidae that is endemic to India, found on the Nicobar Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss due to forest clearing. The Wikipedia list of pteropodids places it in the subfamily Pteropodinae, gives its IUCN status as endangered and describes its population as declining. Its own article is only three sentences long, so little else about its biology is recorded there.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Frugivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Conservation Status
Endangered 4
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Pteropodidae, Taxa
Source Nicobar flying fox (Wikipedia)

In Biome

Tropical Rainforest, Biomes
Source Nicobar flying fox (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

India

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Nicobar flying fox (Wikipedia)Article text, distribution
Quote, Article text, distribution
It is endemic to India.
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 faunulus (Diet-Fruit, Diet-Nect, Diet-Inv, Diet-PlantO columns)
    3725 Pteropus faunulus Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 344.76 Ref_178 2
  • MamFuncDat.txt, row Pteropus faunulus (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)
    3725 Pteropus faunulus Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 344.76 Ref_178 2
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2. Nicobar flying fox (Wikipedia)
  • Article text, habitat
    It is threatened by habitat loss due to forest clearing.
  • Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, Lead
    The Nicobar flying fox (Pteropus faunulus) is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae.
  • In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
    The Nicobar flying fox (Pteropus faunulus) is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae.
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3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 5218660: species profile of Pteropus faunulus
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)speciesProfiles
Quote, speciesProfiles
"extinct": false
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4. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 5218660: IUCN Red List category of Pteropus faunulus
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)iucnRedListCategory
Quote, iucnRedListCategory
"category": "ENDANGERED"
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