Bonin Flying Fox
Pteropus pselaphon Lay, 1829
Also calledBonin-Flughund (deu) · Boninvleerhond (nld) · Renard volant des Îles Bonin (fra) · Roussette des Bonin (fra) · Roussette des Îles Bonin (fra) · Rudawka bonińska (pol) · Volpe volante delle Bonin (ita) · Zorro Volador De Las Isla Bonin (spa) · boninsaartenlenkko (fin) · kaloň medvědí (ces) · Бонинская летучая лисица (rus) · オガサワラオオコウモリ (jpn) · 小笠原狐蝠 (zho) · 보닌과일박쥐 (kor)
First described in: Zool. J. vol.4 p.457
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
conservation
Conservation: CITES – Appendix II. IUCN / SSC Action Plan (1992) – Vulnerable: Limited Distribution. IUCN 2003 – Critically Endangered.
Order Chiroptera - Family Pteropodidae
discussion
Discussion: pselaphon species group. Reviewed by Yoshiyuki (1989).
Order Chiroptera - Family Pteropodidae
activity
Activity patterns. The Bonin Flying Fox is nocturnal, but diurnal activity occurs on uninhabited islands (Minawi-iwo-to). It roosts in trees.
Pteropodidae
biology_ecology
Movements, Home range and Social organization. On Chichijima Island, Bonin Flying Foxes disperse on the island in summer when individuals roosted alone or in female — young pairs. In winter, they concentrate in traditional roosting areas with up to 100 individuals. Three types of winter roosts were recognized: multiple females with a few males, multiple males, and subadults of both sexes. In all winter roosts, individuals formed ball-shaped clusters of 6 - 20 individuals to conserve heat. Average home range is ¢. 9 km? (range 1 - 3 - 20 - 6 km? *). GPS-collared individuals on Chichijima Island were active on neighboring Ani and Ototo islands.
Pteropodidae
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 5218646.