Pteropus pselaphon
– Critically Endangered
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 pselaphon
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Species Authority:
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Lay, 1829
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Common Name/s:
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BONIN FLYING FOX (Eng)
BONIN FRUIT BAT (Eng)
ZORRO VOLADOR DE LAS ISLA BONIN (Spa)
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Assessment Information
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Red List Category & Criteria:
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CR B1+2ce ver 2.3 (1994)
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Year Assessed:
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2000
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Assessor/s:
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Ishii, N.
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Evaluator/s:
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Hutson, A. & Ishii, N. (Chiroptera Specialist Group)
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History:
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| 1994 | - | Vulnerable (Groombridge 1994) |
| 1996 | - | Vulnerable (Baillie and Groombridge 1996) |
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Geographic Range
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Range Description:
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Pteropus psephalon is known only from about five small and remote Japanese islands.
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Countries:
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Native:
Japan (Kazan-retto, Ogasawara-shoto)
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Population
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Population Trend:
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Habitat and Ecology
Threats
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Threats:
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The main threats to the species are deforestation and hunting.
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