Thoopterus nigrescens

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	CHIROPTERA	PTEROPODIDAE

Scientific Name:

Thoopterus nigrescens

Species Authority:

(Gray, 1870)

Common Name/s:

English

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Swift Fruit Bat

Taxonomic Notes:

A second, undescribed species of Thoopterus occurs at higher altitudes in north, central and southwest Sulawesi. A third, undescribed species occupies the island of Mangole in the Sula Islands. The Morotai record may be based on a mislabelled specimen from northern Sulawesi. According to L. Ruedas (pers. comm.) molecular data suggest a north-south species level split in Sulawesi rather than a high elevation-low elevation dichotomy as described above.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2008
Assessor/s:	Ruedas, L., Kingston, T., Helgen, K. & Sinaga, J.
Reviewer/s:	Hutson, A.M., Racey, P.A. (Chiroptera Red List Authority), Chanson, J. & Chiozza, F. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)
Contributor/s:
Justification: Listed as Least Concern because its extent of occurrence is greater than 20,000 km², it is very common, and its populations are not declining fast enough for listing in a more threatened category.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species occurs throughout Sulawesi and on the adjacent islands of Buton, Mangole, the Talaud and Sangihe island groups, and probably Morotai, all in Indonesia. Specimens have also been collected from Wowoni (U. Sinaga pers. comm.).
Countries:	Native: Indonesia
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Population [top]

Population:	This species is common and widespread in suitable habitat.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It prefers intact forest but has been collected from lowland to 2,400 m asl in many different habitats including disturbed habitats.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	This species is hunted for bushmeat, but not currently at levels that are considered a major threat to the species.

Major Threat(s):

This species is hunted for bushmeat, but not currently at levels that are considered a major threat to the species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	This species occurs in several protected areas throughout its range.

Conservation Actions:

This species occurs in several protected areas throughout its range.

Bibliography [top]

	Flannery, T. F. 1995. Mammals of the South-West Pacific and Moluccan Islands. Comstock/Cornell, Ithaca, Ny, USA. Simmons, N. B. 2005. Order Chiroptera. In: D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder (eds), Mammal Species of the World, pp. 312-529. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Flannery, T. F. 1995. Mammals of the South-West Pacific and Moluccan Islands. Comstock/Cornell, Ithaca, Ny, USA.

Simmons, N. B. 2005. Order Chiroptera. In: D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder (eds), Mammal Species of the World, pp. 312-529. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Citation:	Ruedas, L., Kingston, T., Helgen, K. & Sinaga, J. 2008. Thoopterus nigrescens. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 May 2013.
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