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Aldabra Flying Fox
Pteropus aldabrensis True, 1893
Also calledAldabra-Flughund (deu) · Grande rousette de Aldabra (fra) · Roussette d'Aldabra (fra) · Rudawka aldabrańska (pol) · Volpe volante di Aldabra (ita) · Zorro Volador De Aldabra (spa) · aldabrasaartenlenkko (fin) · kaloň aldaberský (ces) · Альдабрская летучая лисица (rus) · アルダブラオオコウモリ (jpn) · 알다브라날여우박쥐 (kor)
First described in: Proc. U.S. Natl. Mus. vol.16 p.533
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
conservation
Conservation: CITES – Appendix II. IUCN / SSC Action Plan (1992) – Vulnerable: Limited Distribution as P. seychellensis aldabrensis. IUCN 2003 – Vulnerable.
Order Chiroptera - Family Pteropodidae
discussion
Discussion: niger species group. Included in seychellensis by Hill (1971 b), but see Bergmans (1990).
Order Chiroptera - Family Pteropodidae
conservation
STATUS: CITES - Appendix II; IUCN - Vulnerable as P. s. aldabrensis.
Order Chiroptera
discussion
COMMENTS: Included in P. seychellensis by Hill (1971 b), but see Bergmans (1990).
Order Chiroptera
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 5218647.