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Pemba flying fox

Mammals

The Pemba flying fox (Pteropus voeltzkowi) is a flying fox endemic to the island of Pemba, about 50 kilometres off the coast of Tanzania. It has a wingspan of 1.6 metres and is one of the largest fruit bats, with a fox-like face, tawny fur, orange underparts and black ears, nose and wings. Adults weigh 400 to 650 grams and have a head and body length of 24.0 to 26.5 centimetres. Roosts occur in large trees in both primary and secondary forest, among mangroves and in traditional graveyards, where the bats are often safe and undisturbed because people seldom visit them, owing to taboos. The IUCN lists it as vulnerable.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Frugivore 1
Population Trend
Increasing 2
Threats
Biological Resource Use 2
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Conservation Status
Vulnerable 4
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Pteropodidae, Taxa
Source Pemba flying fox (Wikipedia)

In Biome

Mangrove Forest, Biomes
Source Pemba flying fox (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Tanzania

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Pemba flying fox (Wikipedia)Distribution, Tanzania
Quote, Distribution, Tanzania
It is endemic to the island of Pemba on the coast of Tanzania.
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 voeltzkowi (Diet-Fruit, Diet-Nect, Diet-Inv, Diet-PlantO columns)
    3753 Pteropus voeltzkowi Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 527.5 Ref_117 1
  • MamFuncDat.txt, row Pteropus voeltzkowi (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)
    3753 Pteropus voeltzkowi Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 527.5 Ref_117 1
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2. Pemba flying fox (Wikipedia)
  • Distribution, Tanzania
    It is endemic to the island of Pemba on the coast of Tanzania.
  • Relationship to people, hunting
    Its range is limited to the island of Pemba off the coast of Tanzania and it is traditionally hunted for food.
  • Article text, behaviour
    Colonies of the Pemba flying fox roost during the day in large trees, emerging at dusk to forage for fruit such as figs, mangoes and breadfruit.
  • Article text, population
    The population appears to have continued to increase, with numbers nearing 29,000 in 2011.
  • Article text, threats
    Its range is limited to the island of Pemba off the coast of Tanzania and it is traditionally hunted for food.
  • Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, Lead
    The Pemba flying fox (Pteropus voeltzkowi) is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae.
  • In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
    The Pemba flying fox (Pteropus voeltzkowi) is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae.
  • In Biome: Mangrove Forest, Habitat, mangrove forest
    Roosts occur in large trees in both primary and secondary forest, among mangroves, and in traditional graveyards.
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3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 5218675: species profile of Pteropus voeltzkowi
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)speciesProfiles
Quote, speciesProfiles
"extinct": false
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4. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 5218675: IUCN Red List category of Pteropus voeltzkowi
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)iucnRedListCategory
Quote, iucnRedListCategory
"category": "VULNERABLE"
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