Nicobar Flying Fox
Pteropus faunulus Miller, 1902
Also calledNikobaren-Flughund (deu) · Roussette des Nicobar (fra) · Rudawka nikobarska (pol) · Volpe volante delle Nicobare (ita) · kaloň nikobarský (ces) · nikobaarienlenkko (fin) · Никобарская летучая лисица (rus) · ニコバルオオコウモリ (jpn) · 니코바르날여우박쥐 (kor)
First described in: Proc. U.S. Natl. Mus. vol.24 p.785
The Nicobar flying fox (Pteropus faunulus) is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to India. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss due to forest clearing.
== Sources ==
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
conservation
Conservation: CITES – Appendix II. IUCN / SSC Action Plan (1992) – No Data: Limited Distribution. IUCN 2003 – Vulnerable.
Order Chiroptera - Family Pteropodidae
discussion
Discussion: subniger species group. Reviewed by Bates and Harrison (1997).
Order Chiroptera - Family Pteropodidae
activity
Activity patterns. The Nicobar Flying Fox is nocturnal, but some daytime activity occurs. It is often observed in wild Areca (Arecaceae) nut palms. It prefers to forage below forest canopies at 15 - 20 m, probably to avoid the larger Black-eared Flying Fox (P. melanotus). Search for food begins after sunset and ends in early morning hours.
Pteropodidae
biology_ecology
Habitat. Tropical and subtropical moist forests and mangrove swamps from sea level up to elevations of ¢. 200 m.
Pteropodidae
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Pteropus faunulus in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 5218660.