Pteropus pohlei, Stein, 1933
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154. View Plate 9: Pteropodidae
Geelvink Bay Flying Fox
French: Roussette de Pohle / German: Pohle-Flughund / Spanish: Zorro volador de Yapen
Other common names: Geelvink Bay Fruit Bat, Yapen Flying Fox
Taxonomy. Pteropus pohlei Stein, 1933 View in CoL ,
Yapen Island, Province of Papua, Indonesia.
Pteropus pohlei is in the griseus species group, and it might contain unnamed taxa (specifically, specimens from Biak-Supiori and Waigeo islands). Monotypic.
Distribution. Schouten Is (Rani, Numfor, and Yapen) in Cenderawasih Bay (= Geelvink Bay), off NW New Guinea. View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head-body 176- 210 mm (tailless), ear 25-28 mm, forearm 126-135 mm; weight 315-360 g (mean 337 g). Muzzle is narrow, rhinarium is black, and nostrils are short. Eyes are large, with dark brown irises. Ears are relatively long and broad, with narrowly rounded off tips. Head is yellowish, chin and throat are brown to straw yellow, and mantle is golden to orange. Back hairs are silky, adpressed, and brown, with scattered silver hairs. Venter is brownish yellow to fuscous, with scattered yellowish hair tips, and belly often has large dark central patch. Wing membranes are dark brown, and tibia is naked dorsally. Skull has tapering rostrum, large orbits, and very weak sagittal crest; frontal region between orbital processes is concave. All premolars and molars are very weak, high, and widely separated, with rounded edges, and usually tinged in shades of reddish brown.
Habitat. Primary and disturbed forests, village gardens, and offshore islands.
Food and Feeding. No information.
Breeding. Pregnant and lactating Geelvink Bay Flying Foxes have been recorded in September; births might occur in December—January. Breeding might be aseasonal. Activity patterns. The Geelvink Bay Flying Fox is nocturnal.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. The Geelvink Bay Flying Fox roosts alone or in small groups.
Status and Conservation. CITES Appendix II. Classified as Vulnerable on The IUCN Red List. The Geelvink Bay Flying Fox is found in few locations. Hunting is a threat, and extent and quality of habitat continues to decline.
Bibliography. Almeida et al. (2014), Flannery (1995a), Mildenstein (2016g).
No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.
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Pteropus pohlei
| Don E. Wilson & Russell A. Mittermeier 2019 |
Pteropus pohlei
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