The ornate flying fox (Pteropus ornatus) is a flying fox of the family Pteropodidae that is endemic to New Caledonia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest. It is threatened by habitat destruction and hunting, the former made worse by high roost-site fidelity. The Wikipedia list of pteropodids places it in the subfamily Pteropodinae, gives its IUCN status as vulnerable and describes its population as declining. Its own article is only a few sentences long, so little else about its biology is recorded there.
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Classification
System (Realm) ThreatsBiological Resource Use 2 Relationship to People Living or Extinct Conservation Status Activity Pattern Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Ornate flying fox (Wikipedia)
In Biome
Source Ornate flying fox (Wikipedia)
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Found In
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Source Ornate flying fox (Wikipedia)Distribution, New CaledoniaQuote, Distribution, New Caledonia
It is endemic to New Caledonia.
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 ornatus (Diet-Fruit, Diet-Nect, Diet-Inv, Diet-PlantO columns)
3763 Pteropus ornatus Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 330 Ref_117 1
MamFuncDat.txt, row Pteropus ornatus (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)
3763 Pteropus ornatus Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 330 Ref_117 1
View the Source 2. Ornate flying fox (Wikipedia)
Distribution, New Caledonia
It is endemic to New Caledonia.
Relationship to people, hunting
It is threatened due to habitat destruction and hunting, the former exacerbated by high roost-site fidelity.
Article text, threats
It is threatened due to habitat destruction and hunting, the former exacerbated by high roost-site fidelity.
Article text, habitat
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, Lead
The ornate flying fox (Pteropus ornatus) is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae.
In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
The ornate flying fox (Pteropus ornatus) is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae.
In Biome: Tropical Dry Forest, Habitat, tropical dry forest
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
View the Source3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 5218684: species profile of Pteropus ornatus
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)speciesProfilesQuote, speciesProfiles
"extinct": false
4. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 5218684: IUCN Red List category of Pteropus ornatus
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)iucnRedListCategoryQuote, iucnRedListCategory
"category": "VULNERABLE"
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