Pteropus pilosus
– Extinct
Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
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ANIMALIA
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Phylum:
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CHORDATA
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Class:
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MAMMALIA
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Order:
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CHIROPTERA
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Family:
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PTEROPODIDAE
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Scientific Name:
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Pteropus pilosus
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Species Authority:
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K. Andersen, 1908
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Common Name/s:
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| English | — | LARGE PALAU FLYING FOX, PALAU FLYING-FOX, PALAU FRUIT BAT |
| Spanish | — | ZORRO VOLADOR DE LAS ISLAS PALAU |
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Assessment Information
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Red List Category & Criteria:
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EX ver 2.3 (1994)
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Year Assessed:
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1996
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Annotations:
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Needs updating
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Assessor/s:
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Chiroptera Specialist Group
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Justification:
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Pteropus pilosus is known from only two specimens collected prior to 1874.
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History:
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| 1988 | - | Extinct (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988) |
| 1990 | - | Extinct (IUCN 1990) |
| 1994 | - | Extinct (Groombridge 1994) |
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Geographic Range
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Countries:
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Regionally extinct:
Palau
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Population
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Population:
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This species is known from only two specimens collected prior to 1874.
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Habitat and Ecology
Threats
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Threats:
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The specific causes of the extinction of Pteropus pilosus are unknown. Local hunting of the bat may have been a major contributing factor.
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