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Pteropus cognatus (Makira Flying Fox)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Makira flying fox (Pteropus cognatus) is a species of megabat in the Pteropus genus, found in the Solomon Islands. The species is currently decreasing and is endangered due to threats from logging and hunting.
View Wikipedia Record: Pteropus cognatus

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Pteropus cognatus

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  449 grams
Birth Weight [1]  68 grams
Forages - Arboreal [2]  100 %
Litter Size [1]  1
Nocturnal [2]  Yes
Snout to Vent Length [1]  10 inches (26 cm)

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0