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The Guam flying fox had a length of about 15 cm (6 in), a wingspan of about 70 cm (28 in), and a body weight of 152 g (5.4 oz). It was very similar in appearance to the Chuuk flying fox (Pteropus insularis). The top of the head was greyish, while its back, throat, and underparts were brown or dark brown, and the side of the neck was golden-brown.
The Mariana fruit bat (Pteropus mariannus), also known as the Mariana flying fox, and the fanihi in Chamorro, is a megabat found only in the Mariana Islands and Ulithi (an atoll in the Caroline Islands). [3] Habitat loss has driven it to endangered status, and it is listed as threatened by the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Torresian flying fox: Pteropus banakrisi [b] Richards and Hall, 2002: i NE – Dusky flying fox: P. brunneus Dobson, 1878: g EX: Formerly Percy Island in Queensland, Australia, until the 19th or 20th century – Ashy-headed flying fox
Flying foxes are killed and sold for bushmeat in several countries in Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Oceania, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Bangladesh, China, [89] Fiji, and Guam. [90] Flying fox consumption is particularly common in countries with low food security and lack of environmental regulation. [91]
The endangered Mariana fruit bat or flying fox. The Ritidian Unit is at the far northern point of Guam and is the only unit open to the public. It was established in 1993, in response to the 1984 listing of six species as endangered, and was designated critical habitat in 2004 for three of these species: the Mariana fruit bat, the Guam Micronesian Kingfisher, and the Mariana crow.
The Marianas flying fox (Pteropus mariannus) lives on inaccessible vegetated limestone cliffs and volcanic ravine forests. The only Pacific sheath-tailed bats (Emballonura semicaudata) in the Marianas are found on Aguijan. The Guam flying fox (Pteropus tokudae) was last seen in the 1960s and is presumed extinct. [2]
Large Palau flying fox: Pteropus pilosus: Palau: Known from two individuals collected before 1874. The causes of extinction are unknown. [10] Guam flying fox: Pteropus tokudae: Guam: Last known individual was killed in 1968, with an unconfirmed sighting happening in the late 1970s.
Genera and species of flying fox as according to Mammal Species of the World, unless otherwise noted. [2] ... Guam flying fox (Pteropus tokudae) Insular flying fox ...