Pteropus tuberculatus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	CHIROPTERA	PTEROPODIDAE

Scientific Name:

Pteropus tuberculatus

Species Authority:

Peters, 1869

Common Name/s:

English	–	Vanikoro Flying Fox
Spanish	–	Zorro Volador De La Isla Jawi

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Critically Endangered D ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2008

Assessor/s:

Leary, T., Hamilton, S. & James, R.

Reviewer/s:

Lamoreux, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team), Racey, P.A., Medellín, R. & Hutson, A.M. (Chiroptera Red List Authority)

Justification:
Listed as Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct) because any remaining population is likely to be tiny. The species has not been located since it was last collected, which was likely before 1930. Vanikolo was extensively logged in the 1950s and 1960s; there is some regeneration now, but logging has once again been proposed. Surveys in the early 1990s did not detect this species and it might possibly be extinct. If it does survive, its range is likely very small as the size of the island is only 189 km², and it is probably subject to hunting pressures as well. Further surveys are urgently needed to confirm the existence of this species.

History:

1996

–

Vulnerable

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is known only from the island of Vanikolo in the southern Solomon Islands. The island is 189 km².
Countries:	Possibly extinct: Solomon Islands
Range Map:	(click map to view full version)

Population [top]

Population:	It is known from few specimens; all probably collected before 1930. Surveys in the early 1990s did not detect this species.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Nothing is known about the ecology of this species. Other Pteropus species bear a single young, and have a lifespan that is approximately 8 or 9 years.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	This island was extensively logged in the 1950s and 1960s; there is some regeneration now, and logging has once again been proposed. Opportunistic hunting may be a threat to this species.

Major Threat(s):

This island was extensively logged in the 1950s and 1960s; there is some regeneration now, and logging has once again been proposed. Opportunistic hunting may be a threat to this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is listed on Appendix II of CITES. It is not known if this species is present in any protected areas. Further surveys urgently needed to confirm the presence of this species.

Conservation Actions:

It is listed on Appendix II of CITES. It is not known if this species is present in any protected areas. Further surveys urgently needed to confirm the presence of this species.

Citation:	Leary, T., Hamilton, S. & James, R. 2008. Pteropus tuberculatus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2012.
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