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Post by another specialist on Jan 27, 2007 9:28:50 GMT
Pteropus pilosus The species is just frpm 2 specimens both were collected in 1874. The specimens was later transferred to London. In 1931 a resercher called Coultas spent three months on the island to try to find the species but it was a fruitless serach he also examined bats exported from Palau to Guam but didnt found any specimens. |
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Post by another specialist on Jan 27, 2007 9:29:29 GMT
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Post by another specialist on Jan 27, 2007 9:31:20 GMT
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Post by another specialist on Jan 27, 2007 9:31:49 GMT
 gap in nature |
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Post by another specialist on Jan 27, 2007 9:32:21 GMT
A large sized species with small ears. The back and rump are dark chocolate and conspicuously sprinkled with long, shiny, white hairs. The breast, belly and flanks are paler brown than the upperside. The mantle is tawny. |
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Post by another specialist on Jan 27, 2007 9:32:48 GMT
Range and Population This species is known from only two specimens collected prior to 1874. Threats The specific causes of the extinction of Pteropus pilosus are unknown. Local hunting of the bat may have been a major contributing factor. www.redlist.org/search/details.php?species=18749 |
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Post by another specialist on Jan 27, 2007 9:33:12 GMT
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Post by another specialist on Jan 27, 2007 9:33:36 GMT
The Large Palau Flying Fox (Pteropus pilosus) is an extinct species of middle-sized megabat from the Palau Islands in Micronesia. It had a wingspan of about 60 cm. It had brownish fur with long, silvery hairs on its belly. It probably became extinct around 1874, possibly due to hunting by people. It is known from two specimens, one of which is in the Natural History Museum in London. www.blinkbits.com/en_wikifeeds/Pteropus_pilosus |
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Post by another specialist on Jan 27, 2007 9:34:04 GMT
Had a wingpspan of about sixty cenimeters, known only from just two specimens, both collected in the Palau islands prior to 1874. The earlier specimen now resides in a jar of alcohol in the Natural History museum, London. It is a sad looking creature, brownish with long silvery hairs on its belly that were once of its most distinctive features. The skull has been extracted for study. Extensive surveys of the Palau Islands group both in 1931 and more recently have failed to reveal the presence of this middle-sized flying-fox. Just why it became extinct so early remains unclear, altough hunting seems to have been one of the few human-caused factors that could have affected it. A gap in nature |
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Post by another specialist on Jan 27, 2007 9:34:31 GMT
Just why it became extinct so early remains unclear, altough hunting seems to have been one of the few human-caused factors that could have affected it. Well i would say they were hunted into extinction like many other types of flying foxes. As they are classed as a delicacy to eat . |
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Post by another specialist on Jul 11, 2008 20:28:53 GMT
SPECIES Pteropus pilosus Author: K. Andersen, 1908. Citation: Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 2: 369. Common Name: Large Pelew Flying Fox Type Locality: Micronesia, Caroline Isls, Palau Isls (= Pelew Isls). Distribution: Pelew Isls (Micronesia). Status: CITES – Appendix I. IUCN/SSC Action Plan (1992) and IUCN 2003 – Extinct. Comments: pselaphon species group. Known from only two specimens and presumed to be extinct; see Flannery (1995b). www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?s=y&id=13800349 |
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Post by Melanie on Oct 6, 2008 14:57:16 GMT
Scientific Name: Pteropus pilosus Species Authority Intra-specific Authority: K. Andersen, 1908 Common Name/s: English – Large Palau Flying Fox, Palau Flying-fox, Palau Fruit Bat Spanish – Zorro Volador De Las Islas Palau Assessment Information [top] Red List Category & Criteria: Extinct ver 3.1 Year Assessed: 2008 Assessor/s Bonaccorso, F., Helgen, K. & Allison, A. Evaluator/s: Lamoreux, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team), Racey, P.A., Medellín, R. & Hutson, A.M. (Chiroptera Red List Authority) Justification: Listed as Extinct because it has not been recorded since prior to 1874, and extensive surveys over the years have failed to locate this species. History: 1996 - Extinct (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988) 1990 - Extinct (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988) 1994 - Extinct (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988) 1988 - Extinct (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988) Geographic Range [top] Range Description: This species was endemic to Palau. Countries: Regionally extinct: Palau Population [top] Population: It is known from only two specimens collected prior to 1874. Habitat and Ecology [top] Habitat and Ecology: There are no records available concerning the natural history of this species. Systems: Terrestrial Threats [top] Major Threat(s): The specific causes of the extinction of Pteropus pilosus are unknown. Hunting for food by local people may have been a contributing factor as well as the degradation of native forest habitat (Wiles et al. 1997). Conservation Actions [top] Conservation Actions: This species is listed on Appendix II of CITES. www.redlist.org/details/18749 |
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Post by surroundx on Sept 4, 2016 13:42:04 GMT
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