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| name = Aldabra Flying Fox |
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| image = Aldabra flying fox 318252.jpg |
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| status = EN |
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| status_system = IUCN3.1 |
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| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 17 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Waldien, D.L. |author2=Bunbury, N. |date=2020 |title=''Pteropus aldabrensis'' |volume=2020 |page=e.T18714A22079192 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T18714A22079192.en |access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref> |
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| regnum = [[Animalia]] |
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| genus = Pteropus |
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| species = aldabrensis |
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| ordo = [[Chiroptera]] |
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| familia = [[Pteropodidae]] |
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| genus = ''[[Pteropus]]'' |
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| species = '''''P. aldabrensis''''' |
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| binomial = ''Pteropus aldabrensis'' |
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| synonyms = ''Pteropus seychellensis'' ssp. ''aldabrensis'' True, 1893 |
| synonyms = ''Pteropus seychellensis'' ssp. ''aldabrensis'' True, 1893 |
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| range_map = Aldabra Flying Fox area.png |
| range_map = Aldabra Flying Fox area.png |
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| range_map_caption = Aldabra Flying Fox range |
| range_map_caption = Aldabra Flying Fox range |
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The '''Aldabra Flying Fox''' or '''Aldabra Flying-fox''' (''Pteropus aldabrensis'') is a species of [[megabat]] in the ''[[Pteropodidae]]'' family. It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Seychelles]]. Its natural [[habitat]]s are subtropical or tropical mangrove [[forest]]s and subtropical or tropical dry [[shrubland]]. |
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The '''Aldabra flying fox''' ('''''Pteropus aldabrensis''''') is a species of [[megabat]] in the genus ''[[Pteropus]]''. It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to the [[Aldabra]] Atoll in the [[Seychelles]], like ''Chaerephon pusilla'',<ref name="hutson">{{cite journal|last1=Hutson|first1=A.M.|title=The bats of Aldabra atoll, Seychelles|journal=Phelsuma|date=2004|volume=12|pages=126–132|url=http://islandbiodiversity.com/Phelsuma%2012-6.pdf}}</ref> though the latter may be the same species as the [[little free-tailed bat]].<ref>{{Cite iucn | author = Mickleburgh, S. | author2 = Hutson, A.M. | author3 = Racey, P.A. | author4 = Ravino, J. | author5 = Bergmans, W. | author6 = Cotterill, F.P.D. | author7 = Gerlach, J. | name-list-style = amp | title = ''Chaerephon pumilus'' | volume = 2014 | page = e.T4317A67362329 | date = 2014 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T4317A67362329.en }}</ref> |
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==Source== |
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* Mickleburgh, S., Hutson, A., Bergmans, W. & Howell, K. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/18714/all ''Pteropus aldabrensis'']. [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 30 July 2007. |
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==Taxonomy== |
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The bat was given its scientific name in an 1893 publication by [[Frederick W. True]], an American biologist and curator at the [[United States National Museum]] (now part of the [[Smithsonian Institution]]). |
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True based his description of the species on two specimens collected in 1892 by [[William Louis Abbott]], an American doctor and naturalist.<ref name="True 1893">{{cite journal|last1=True|first1=Frederick W.|title=Description of a new species of foxes bat, Pteropus aldabrensis, from Aldabra Island|journal=Proceedings of the United States National Museum|date=1893|doi=10.5479/si.00963801.948.533|url=https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/13306}}</ref> |
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==Biology and ecology== |
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Like other megabats, commonly known as fruit bats, the Aldabra flying fox is herbivorous. It has been observed eating fruit from the evergreens [[Calophyllum inophyllum]] and Mystroxylon aethiopicum, the [[Terminalia catappa|Indian almond]], and fig trees such as the [[Ficus lutea|giant-leaved fig]], [[Ficus rubra]], and [[Ficus reflexa]]. The bat also eats flowers from the [[coconut]] tree and [[sisal]] plant and the leaves of the [[Avicennia marina|grey mangrove]] tree. It has been observed licking honeydew produced by [[Icerya|scale insects]] infesting fig trees; [[rat]]s exhibit the same behavior.<ref name=hutson /> |
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==Range and habitat== |
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The natural [[habitat]]s of the Aldabra flying fox are subtropical or tropical mangrove [[forest]]s and subtropical or tropical dry [[shrubland]]. |
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==Conservation== |
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The species is classified as vulnerable by the IUCN due to a restricted habitat, threats from natural disasters such as tropical cyclones, and rising sea level due to [[climate change]].<ref name = IUCN>{{Cite iucn | author = Mickleburgh, S. | author2 = Hutson, A.M. | author3 = Bergmans, W. | author4 = Howell, K. | author5 = Gerlach, J. | name-list-style = amp | title = ''Pteropus aldabrensis'' | volume = 2008 | page = e.T18714A8509057 | date = 2008 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T18714A8509057.en }}</ref> |
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The biologist A.M. Hutson has described the Aldabra flying fox as "one of the rarest bats in the world" based on a 1968 estimate of a 250-bat total population.<ref name=hutson /> |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Pteropus]] |
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[[Category:Bats of Africa]] |
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[[Category:Endemic fauna of Seychelles]] |
[[Category:Endemic fauna of Seychelles]] |
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[[Category:Mammals described in 1893]] |
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[[Category:Vulnerable animals]] |
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[[Category:Vulnerable biota of Africa]] |
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[[ca:Guineu voladora de les illes Aldabra]] |
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[[id:Rubah terbang Aldabra]] |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Genus: | Pteropus |
| Species: | P. aldabrensis
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| Pteropus aldabrensis True, 1893
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Pteropus seychellensis ssp. aldabrensis True, 1893 | |
The Aldabra flying fox (Pteropus aldabrensis) is a species of megabat in the genus Pteropus. It is endemic to the Aldabra Atoll in the Seychelles, like Chaerephon pusilla,[2] though the latter may be the same species as the little free-tailed bat.[3]
Taxonomy
[edit]The bat was given its scientific name in an 1893 publication by Frederick W. True, an American biologist and curator at the United States National Museum (now part of the Smithsonian Institution). True based his description of the species on two specimens collected in 1892 by William Louis Abbott, an American doctor and naturalist.[4]
Biology and ecology
[edit]Like other megabats, commonly known as fruit bats, the Aldabra flying fox is herbivorous. It has been observed eating fruit from the evergreens Calophyllum inophyllum and Mystroxylon aethiopicum, the Indian almond, and fig trees such as the giant-leaved fig, Ficus rubra, and Ficus reflexa. The bat also eats flowers from the coconut tree and sisal plant and the leaves of the grey mangrove tree. It has been observed licking honeydew produced by scale insects infesting fig trees; rats exhibit the same behavior.[2]
Range and habitat
[edit]The natural habitats of the Aldabra flying fox are subtropical or tropical mangrove forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
Conservation
[edit]The species is classified as vulnerable by the IUCN due to a restricted habitat, threats from natural disasters such as tropical cyclones, and rising sea level due to climate change.[5] The biologist A.M. Hutson has described the Aldabra flying fox as "one of the rarest bats in the world" based on a 1968 estimate of a 250-bat total population.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Waldien, D.L.; Bunbury, N. (2020). "Pteropus aldabrensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T18714A22079192. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T18714A22079192.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Hutson, A.M. (2004). "The bats of Aldabra atoll, Seychelles" (PDF). Phelsuma. 12: 126–132.
- ^ Mickleburgh, S.; Hutson, A.M.; Racey, P.A.; Ravino, J.; Bergmans, W.; Cotterill, F.P.D. & Gerlach, J. (2014). "Chaerephon pumilus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T4317A67362329. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T4317A67362329.en.
- ^ True, Frederick W. (1893). "Description of a new species of foxes bat, Pteropus aldabrensis, from Aldabra Island". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.948.533.
- ^ Mickleburgh, S.; Hutson, A.M.; Bergmans, W.; Howell, K. & Gerlach, J. (2008). "Pteropus aldabrensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T18714A8509057. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T18714A8509057.en.