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The '''Black-eared Flying Fox''' (''Pteropus melanotus'') is a species of [[megabat]] in the ''[[Pteropodidae]]'' family. It is found on [[Christmas Island]] ([[Australia]]), [[Andaman Islands]] ([[India]]), [[Nicobar Islands]] (India); [[Sumatra]] ([[Indonesia]]).<ref name="IUCN2008">Hutson, A.M., Kingston, T., James, D.,Lumsden, L., Molur, S. & Srinivasulu, C. 2008. Pteropus melanotus. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 06 February 2011.</ref><ref name="IUCN1996">Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/18740/all Pteropus melanotus]. [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.] Downloaded on 30 July 2007.</ref> |
The '''Black-eared Flying Fox''' (''Pteropus melanotus''), also known as '''Blyth's Flying Fox''' and '''Christmas Island Flying Fox''', is a species of [[megabat]] in the ''[[Pteropodidae]]'' family. It is found on [[Christmas Island]] ([[Australia]]), [[Andaman Islands]] ([[India]]), [[Nicobar Islands]] (India); [[Sumatra]] ([[Indonesia]]).<ref name="IUCN2008">Hutson, A.M., Kingston, T., James, D.,Lumsden, L., Molur, S. & Srinivasulu, C. 2008. Pteropus melanotus. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 06 February 2011.</ref><ref name="IUCN1996">Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/18740/all Pteropus melanotus]. [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.] Downloaded on 30 July 2007.</ref> |
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C. R. Tidemann reported observed endangering behaviors on a visit to Christmas Island in 1984: "Three behavioural features make ''P. melanotus'' easy prey for hunters on Christmas Island even though firearms are prohibited: (1) a pronounced [[Diurnality|diurnal]] shift from the usually noctural habits of congenerics; (2) a tendency to feed close to the ground, particularly in the exotic shrub of ''[[Muntingia|Muntingia calabura]]''; (3) a failure to respond in an appropriate manner to the approach of potential predators. (On Christmas Island ''P. melanotus'' has no predators other than man.)"<ref>{{cite journal |url= |last= Tidemann |first= C. R. |title= Notes on the Flying-Fox, Pteropus melanotus (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae), on Christmas Island, Indian Ocean |journal= [[Australian Mammalogy]] |location= |publisher= Australian Mammal Society |volume= 10 |issue= 2 |date= June 1987 |page= 89 |accessdate= January 12, 2013}}</ref> |
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The Black-eared Flying Fox (Pteropus melanotus), also known as Blyth's Flying Fox and Christmas Island Flying Fox, is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is found on Christmas Island (Australia), Andaman Islands (India), Nicobar Islands (India); Sumatra (Indonesia).[1][2]
C. R. Tidemann reported observed endangering behaviors on a visit to Christmas Island in 1984: "Three behavioural features make P. melanotus easy prey for hunters on Christmas Island even though firearms are prohibited: (1) a pronounced diurnal shift from the usually noctural habits of congenerics; (2) a tendency to feed close to the ground, particularly in the exotic shrub of Muntingia calabura; (3) a failure to respond in an appropriate manner to the approach of potential predators. (On Christmas Island P. melanotus has no predators other than man.)"[3]
References
- ^ Hutson, A.M., Kingston, T., James, D.,Lumsden, L., Molur, S. & Srinivasulu, C. 2008. Pteropus melanotus. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 06 February 2011.
- ^ Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. Pteropus melanotus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
- ^ Tidemann, C. R. (June 1987). "Notes on the Flying-Fox, Pteropus melanotus (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae), on Christmas Island, Indian Ocean". Australian Mammalogy. 10 (2). Australian Mammal Society: 89.
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