Chuuk Flying Fox
Pteropus pelagicus Kittlitz, 1836
Also calledChuuk-Flughund (deu) · Mortlock-Flughund (deu) · Roussette Des (fra) · Roussette de Chuuk (fra) · Rudawka wyspowa (pol) · Volpe volante di Chuuk (ita) · Zorro volador de Chuuk (spa) · chuuklaguuninlenkko (fin) · kaloň mikronéský (ces) · mortlocksaartenlenkko (fin) · ムナジロオオコウモリ (jpn) · Roussette Des Îles Chuuk (fra)
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
activity
Activity patterns. The Chuuk Flying Fox is active at all times of day, with peaks after sunset and before sunrise while moving between day roost and foraging areas. It roosts in crowns of coconut and breadfruit trees.
Pteropodidae
biology_ecology
Habitat. Tropical moist forests with extensive coastal coconut (Cocos nucifera, Arecaceae) and breadfruit trees (Artocarpus spp., Moraceae).
Pteropodidae
biology_ecology
Movements, Home range and Social organization. The Chuuk Flying Fox roosts alone or in small groups of 5 - 10 individuals, with two observations of loose aggregations of 27 and 50 individuals. It is frequently observed flying between islands near sunset.
Pteropodidae
breeding
Breeding. Unlike most species of Pteropus, the Chuuk Flying Fox probably breeds continuously because births and females with dependent young are recorded in many months of the year. Litter size is one. Newborn clings to ventral side of its mother and is carried in flight. Young remain in close contact with their presumed mothers long after they are able to fly.
Pteropodidae
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 9160213.