Moluccan Flying Fox
Pteropus chrysoproctus Temminck, 1837
Also calledMolukken-Flugfuchs (deu) · Molukkenvleerhond (nld) · Roussette d'Ambon (fra) · Rudawka molucka (pol) · Sidmolukken-Flughund (deu) · Südmolukken-Flughund (deu) · Volpe volante delle Molucche (ita) · Zorro Volador Arg (spa) · Zorro Volador De Amboina (spa) · ambonsaarenlenkko (fin) · etelämolukkienlenkko (fin) · kaloň molucký (ces) · Молукская летучая лисица (rus) · アンボンオオコウモリ (jpn)
First described in: Monogr. Mamm. vol.2 p.67
The Moluccan flying fox (Pteropus chrysoproctus), also known as the Ambon flying fox, is a species of megabat in the genus Pteropus.
It is found in the low-lying forests (less than 250 m above sea level) of Seram Island (including Manusela National Park), Buru, Ambon and the nearby Maluku Islands of eastern Indonesia.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
conservation
Conservation: CITES – Appendix II. IUCN / SSC Action Plan (1992) – No Data. IUCN 2003 – Lower Risk (nt).
Order Chiroptera - Family Pteropodidae
discussion
Discussion: chrysoproctus species group. See Flannery (1995 b). Apparently includes argentatus, a taxon based on a badly damaged immature specimen thought to be from Ambon (K. Helgen, pers. comm.). Sulawesi specimens previously referred to argentatus were allocated to Acerodon celebensis by Musser et al. (1982 a). This complex includes several undescribed species (K. Helgen, pers. comm.).
Order Chiroptera - Family Pteropodidae
distribution
Distribution: Ambon, Buru, Seram, and small islands east of Seram (Indonesia). A Sangihe Isl record is erroneous; see Bergmans and Rozendaal (1988).
Order Chiroptera - Family Pteropodidae
distribution
DISTRIBUTION: Amboina, Buru, Seram, and small islands east of Seram (Indonesia). A Sangihe Isl record is erroneous; see Bergmans and Rozendaal (1988: 65).
Order Chiroptera
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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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 5218698.