Pteropus dasymallus

Pteropus dasymallus

Distribution of Pteropus dasymallus subspecies
red: P. d. dasymallus
green: P. d. inopinatus
yellow: P. d. daitoensis
orange: P. d. yayeyamae
blue: P. d. formosus or unidentified subspecies

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Yinpterochiroptera

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Ordo: Chiroptera Subordo: Yinpterochiroptera

Familia: Pteropodidae
Subfamilia: Pteropodinae
Tribus: Pteropodini
Genus: Pteropus
Species: Pteropus dasymallus
Subspecies (5): P. d. daitonensis – P. d. dasymallus – P. d. formosus – P. d. inopinatus – P. d. yayeyamae

Name

• Pteropus dasymallus Temminck, 1825: 180

Holotype: RMNH, immature indet., mounted skin with skull extracted.

Type locality: “Japon [=Japan]”, restricted to “Kuchino-Erabu, North Riu Kiu Chain [=Ryukyu Islands]” Japan by Kuroda (1933: 313).

References

Primary references

• Temminck, C.J. 1825. Cinquième Monographie. Vues générales sur l'ordre des cheiroptères. Pp. 157–204, pl. XX–XVI in Temminck, C.J. Monographies de Mammalogie, ou description de quelques genres de Mammifères, dont les espèces ont été observées dans les différens musées de l'Europe. Tome Premier. G. Dufour et E. d'Ocagne: Paris. BnF Gallica GoogleBooks. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Kuroda, N. 1933. A revision of the genus Pteropus found in the islands of the Riu Kiu Chain, Japan. Journal of Mammalogy 14(4): 312–316. DOI: 10.2307/1373948
• Lee, Y.F., Takaso, T., Chiang, T.Y., Kuo, Y.M., Nakanishi, N., Tzeng, H.Y. and Yasuda, K. 2009. Variation in the nocturnal foraging distribution of and resource use by endangered Ryukyu flying foxes (Pteropus dasymallus) on Iriomotejima Island. Japan Contrib. Zool. 78: 51-64.
• Vincenot, C.E., Collazo, A.M., Wallmo, K. and Koyama, L. 2015a. Public awareness and perceptual factors in the conservation of elusive species: the case of the endangered Ryukyu flying fox. Global Ecol. Conservation 3: 526-540.
• Vincenot, C.E., Koyama, L. and Russo, D. 2015b. Near threatened? First report of unsuspected human-driven decline factors in the Ryukyu flying fox (Pteropus dasymallus) in Japan. Mammalian Biology—Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde 80: 273-277.
• Vincenot, C.E., Collazo, A.M. and Russo, D. 2017. The Ryukyu flying fox (Pteropus dasymallus) — A review of conservation threats and call for reassessment. Mammalian Biology – Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde (in press).

Links

• Pteropus dasymallus in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• Vincenot, C. 2017. IUCN: Pteropus dasymallus  (Vulnerable). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T18722A22080614. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T18722A22080614.en

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Ryukyu-Flughund, Formosa-Flughund
English: Ryukyu Flying Fox
français: Renard Volant des Ryukyu
日本語: クビワオオコウモリ

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