Mariana fruit bat

For the extinct megabat sometimes known as the little Marianas fruit bat, see Guam flying fox.

Mariana fruit bat
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
Genus: Pteropus
Species:
P. mariannus
Binomial name
Pteropus mariannus
Desmarest, 1822
Mariana fruit bat range
Synonyms

Pteropus keraudren Quoy & Gaimard, 1824

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. Poaching, habitat loss, and the introduction of invasive species have contributed to the species' decline.

  1. ^ Mildenstein, T. (2020). "Pteropus mariannus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T188566753A22083400. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T188566753A22083400.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 340. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.