Talaud flying fox

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Talaud flying fox
CITES Appendix II  [2]
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
Genus: Acerodon
Species:
A. humilis
Binomial name
Acerodon humilis
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Talaud flying fox range

The Talaud flying fox or Talaud fruit bat (Acerodon humilis) is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to the islands of Salebabu and Karekaleng in the Talaud Archipelago of Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical swamps.

The first scientific description was by Knud Andersen in an article from 1909. [3]

Conservation

Threats include hunting and habitat loss from logging. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Mildenstein, T. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Acerodon humilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T138A115517951. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T138A21988535.en .
  2. ↑ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ↑ Knud Andersen (1909). "Notes on the Genus Acerodon, with a Synopsis of its Species and Subspecies, and Descriptions of Four new Forms". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 3: 20–29. doi:10.1080/00222930908692540. ISSN   0374-5481. Wikidata   Q115707434.


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