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Post by sebbe67 on Feb 3, 2005 11:30:36 GMT
Pteropus brunneus
This species are known from just a single specimens collected 1859 there has been no further records from this small island outside the coast of Queensland (Australia) and the species are extinct now
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Post by sebbe67 on Mar 14, 2005 14:54:52 GMT
acctualy more often called Dusky flying fox, recent information from a book (A Field Guide to mammals of Australia) say that this flying fox survied on the island until the begining of 20th.
weight 200g
there is a picture on the bat in this book, its light brown coloured with black-greyish wings.
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Post by another specialist on May 11, 2005 12:29:38 GMT
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Post by another specialist on May 11, 2005 12:33:39 GMT
Pteropus brunneus(Percy Island Flying-fox) The Percy Island Flying Fox, which has been listed as Extinct under the Endangered Species Protection Act 1992, is known from a single specimen collected in 1859. However, there is uncertainty on whether it is Australian in origin and there is also taxonomic uncertainty as it is very similar in appearance to the Little Red Flying-fox (Pteropus scapulatus) with which it could readily be confused. Recent surveys have failed to find any evidence of its existence. On the basis that this species is not an Australian native species, the Committee considers that there is insufficient evidence to support continued listing as Extinct and recommends delisting. Department of the Environment and Heritage GPO Box 787 Canberra ACT 2601 Australia Telephone: +61 (0)2 6274 1111 www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/species/bats.htmlAnyway no one has found it anywhere not in Australia not in the rest of the world. Extinct |
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Post by sebbe67 on Feb 1, 2006 14:33:08 GMT
From the book, A Field Guide to mammals of Australia.  |
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Post by another specialist on Feb 4, 2006 19:08:30 GMT
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Post by another specialist on Feb 4, 2006 19:11:24 GMT
There are four species of flying-fox that you are likely to see in Queensland with another two species living in the Torres Strait Islands and third, the bare-backed fruit-bat Dobsonia moluccensis, that only occurs in northern Cape York. There is also a mystery species, the dusky flying-fox Pteropus brunneus that is only known from one specimen taken from Percy Island off the central coast of Queensland in the 1870s. It has never been seen again and is believed to be extinct. www.epa.qld.gov.au/nature_conservation/wildlife/native_animals/living_with_wildlife/flyingfoxes/ |
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Post by another specialist on Feb 4, 2006 19:20:36 GMT
REMARKS. Pteropus hypomelanus formerly included P. brunneus (Ride, 1970). Koopman (1984) considered P. brunneus to be distinct from P. hypomelanus, having been reported as the type from Perry Island, off the coast of east-central Queensland. Based on similarity, Koopman (1979) combined P. hypomelanus and P. admiralitatum into a superspecies. Difficulty assigning individuals to subspecies within P. hypomelanus may in part reflect its wide geographic range and its predilection for small islands (Corbet and Hill, 1992; Koopman, 1982). However, forms usually are distinguishable by differences in size and color (Andersen, 1912). www.science.smith.edu/departments/Biology/VHAYSSEN/msi/pdf/639_Pteropus_hypomelanus.pdf |
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Post by another specialist on Jul 11, 2008 20:36:10 GMT
Pteropus brunneus Author: Dobson, 1878. Citation: Cat. Chiroptera Brit. Mus.: 37. Common Name: Dusky Flying Fox Type Locality: Australia, Queensland, Percy Isl. Distribution: Known from the type locality only. Status: CITES – Appendix II. IUCN/SSC Action Plan (1992) – Extinct? IUCN 2003 – Extinct. Comments: subniger species group. Known only from the holotype. It is not clear that this taxon represents a valid species, see Koopman (1984c). www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?s=y&id=13800261 |
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Post by Melanie on Oct 6, 2008 14:47:55 GMT
Scientific Name: Pteropus brunneus Species Authority Intra-specific Authority: Dobson, 1878 Common Name/s: English – Percy Island Flying Fox, Dusky Flying Fox Spanish – Zorro Volador De Las Islas Percy Assessment Information [top] Red List Category & Criteria: Extinct ver 3.1 Year Assessed: 2008 Assessor/s Richards, G. & Hall, L. Evaluator/s: Lamoreux, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team), Racey, P.A., Medellín, R. & Hutson, A.M. (Chiroptera Red List Authority) Justification: This species is listed as Extinct because it has not been found in its only known range, or nearby, much after the original collection date despite extensive surveys. History: 1996 - Extinct (MOST RECENT-NEEDS UPDATING) 1994 - Extinct? (MOST RECENT-NEEDS UPDATING) Geographic Range [top] Range Description: This species is known only from a single specimen (collected in 1874) from the Percy Islands, Queensland, Australia, and subsequent non-specimen records of a colony (L. Hall pers. comm.). It is not known from which island the specimen originally came. Countries: Regionally extinct: Australia Population [top] Population: This species is known only from the holotype. It was reported as being plentiful at the close of the 19th century (Conder 2008). Habitat and Ecology [top] Habitat and Ecology: There is little known about the habitat requirements of this species. Systems: Terrestrial Threats [top] Major Threat(s): It is possible that the species declined because of its vulnerability to habitat loss (Conder 2008). Conservation Actions [top] Conservation Actions: This species is listed on Appendix II of CITES. Despite extensive surveys so far, further field studies on the Percy Islands and other islands in the region are needed to determine if any remnant populations of this species persist (L. Hall pers. comm.). There is also a need to try to find skeletal remains near old camps, in order to confirm the locality of this specimen (L. Hall pers. comm.). Additional taxonomic work is needed to resolve the status of this species. www.redlist.org/details/18718 |
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Post by another specialist on Oct 23, 2008 19:42:35 GMT
 Flying Foxes By Leslie Hall, Greg Richards |
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Post by Melanie on Sept 10, 2015 18:31:51 GMT
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