Mortlock flying fox
| Mortlock flying fox | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Genus: | Pteropus |
| Species: | P. pelagicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pteropus pelagicus Kittlitz, 1836 | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
The Mortlock flying fox or Mortlock Islands flying-fox (Pteropus pelagicus) is a species of fruit bat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to Micronesia. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Subspecies
- P. p. pelagicus Kittlitz, 1836 (Mortlock Islands)
- P. p. insularis Hombron and Jacquinot, 1842 (Islands of Chuuk Lagoon and Namonuito Atoll)
Sources
- Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. Pteropus phaeocephalus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
- Buden, Don; Helgen, Kristofer M.; Wiles,Gary. (2013). Taxonomy, distribution, and natural history of flying foxes (Chiroptera, Pteropodidae) in the Mortlock Islands and Chuuk State, Caroline Islands. ZooKeys 345: 97 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.345.5840
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, December 31, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.