Pteropus vetulus

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 vetulus

Species Authority:

Jouan, 1863

Common Name/s:

English	–	New Caledonia Flying Fox
French	–	Roussette Des Cailloux
Spanish	–	Zorro Volador De Nueva Caledonia

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Vulnerable B1ab(i,ii,iii) ver 3.1

Year Published:

2008

Assessor/s:

Brescia, F.

Reviewer/s:

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

Contributor/s:

Justification:
Listed as Vulnerable because its extent of occurrence is less than 20,000 km², its habitat is severely fragmented, and there is a continuing decline in: extent of occurrence, area of occupancy, extent and quality of its habitat, and the number of locations for this species.

History:

1994

–

Rare (Groombridge 1994)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is endemic to the island of New Caledonia (Flannery 1995; Simmons 2005).
Countries:	Native: New Caledonia
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Population [top]

Population:	It is rarely observed and there are very few known roost sites (F. Brescia pers. comm.).
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is a nocturnal species that has been recorded from both primary and secondary tropical moist forest (Flannery 1995). It roosts at the entry of caves (Brescia and Borel 2004), or in hollow trees (Boissenin and Brescia 2007).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The threats to New Caledonia flying fox are unclear. Presumably there is some local hunting for food (it important for local use), and loss of suitable habitat through deforestation.

Major Threat(s):

The threats to New Caledonia flying fox are unclear. Presumably there is some local hunting for food (it important for local use), and loss of suitable habitat through deforestation.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	The New Caledonia flying fox is listed on Appendix II of CITES. Domestic hunting is regulated under local wildlife laws. It is not known if the species is present in any protected areas. More information is needed regarding the current population numbers, ecology, status of and threats to the species.

Conservation Actions:

The New Caledonia flying fox is listed on Appendix II of CITES. Domestic hunting is regulated under local wildlife laws. It is not known if the species is present in any protected areas. More information is needed regarding the current population numbers, ecology, status of and threats to the species.

Citation:	Brescia, F. 2008. Pteropus vetulus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 May 2013.
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