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Pteropus pilosus K. Andersen 1908

Description

Pteropus pilosus K. Andersen 1908

Pteropus pilosus K. Andersen 1908, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 2: 369.

Type Locality: Micronesia, Caroline Isls, Palau Isls (= Pelew Isls).

Vernacular Names: Large Pelew Flying Fox.

Distribution: Pelew Isls (Micronesia).

Conservation: CITES – Appendix I. IUCN / SSC Action Plan (1992) and IUCN 2003 – Extinct.

Discussion: pselaphon species group. Known from only two specimens and presumed to be extinct; see Flannery (1995 b).

Notes

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Pteropodidae, pp. 313-350 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 342, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
K. Andersen
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Chiroptera
Family
Pteropodidae
Genus
Pteropus
Species
pilosus
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Pteropus pilosus Andersen, 1908 sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005