Rennell Flying Fox
Pteropus rennelli Troughton, 1929
Also calledRennell-Flughund (deu) · Roussette de Rennell (fra) · Rudawka rafowa (pol) · Volpe volante di Rennell (ita) · kaloň renellský (ces) · レンネルオオコウモリ (jpn) · 렌넬날여우박쥐 (kor)
First described in: Rec. Aust. Mus. vol.17 p.193
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
conservation
Conservation: CITES – Appendix II. IUCN / SSC Action Plan (1992) – No Data: Limited Distribution. IUCN 2003 – Not listed.
Order Chiroptera - Family Pteropodidae
discussion
Discussion: Known from only 5 specimens. Formerly included in rayneri, but apparently distinct; see Flannery (1995 b). May be conspecific with cognatus (K. Helgen, pers. comm.).
Order Chiroptera - Family Pteropodidae
description
Condition. Cranium missing right side of occipital area and auditory capsule; both dentaries complete. Study skin: minor holes in wing membranes, broken left and right humerus, right tibia and right 3 rd, 4 th and 5 th proximal phalanges.
Type Specimens of Non-fossil Mammals in the Australian Museum, Sydney
description
Current name. Pteropus rennelli Troughton, 1929 a; following Simmons (2005).
Type Specimens of Non-fossil Mammals in the Australian Museum, Sydney
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 5707082.