Species Pteropus natalis Thomas, 1887
Christmas Island Flying Fox
- Pteropus natalis Thomas, O. 1887. Report on a zoological collection made by the officers of H.M.S. 'Flying Fish' at Christmas Island, Indian Ocean. I. Mammalia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1887: 511-514 [511 pl. XLI].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown 22 ♀ adult and new born ♂, Christmas Island.
Introduction
Taxonomic status is still quite controversial (see Jackson & Groves 2015 for a summary).
Recent genetic analyses suggest that the Christmas Island flying fox maintains a degree of genetic diversity similar to other insular flying fox species (Phalen et al. 2017). Until further results provide more clarity, we follow Jackson & Groves (2015) and recognise it at species level.
Distribution
Other Regions
Christmas Island terrestrial & freshwater
General References
Andrews, C.W. 1900. Mammals. pp. 22-37 in Andrews, C.W. (ed.). A Monograph of Christmas Island (Indian Ocean): physical features and geology; with descriptions of the fauna and flora by numerous contributors. London : British Museum (Natural History) xiii 337 pp.
Flannery, T. 1990. The rats of Christmas past. Australian Natural History 23: 394-400
Hutson, A.M., Kingston, T., James, D., Lumsden, L., Molur, S. & Srinivasulu, C. 2008. Pteropus melanotus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T18740A8525654 Downloaded on 03 May 2018. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/full/18740/0
Koopman, K.F. 1993. Order Chiroptera. pp. 137-232 in Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D-A. M. (eds). Mammal species of the world: A taxonomic and geographic reference. Second Edition. Washington : Smithsonian Institute 1206 pp.
Phalen, D.N., Hall, J., Ganesh, G., Hartigan, A., Smith, C., De Jong, C., Field, H. & Rose, K. 2017. Genetic diversity and phylogeny of the Christmas Island flying fox (Pteropus melanotus natalis). Journal of Mammalogy 98(2): 428–437
Simmons, N.B. 2005. Order Chiroptera. pp. 312-529 in Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (Eds). Mammal species of the world. A taxonomic and geographic reference. Baltimore (USA) : The John Hopkins University Press Vol. 1 Third Edition, pp. i-xxxv, 1-743. [340-341] (as P. melanotus)
Tideman, C.R. 1987. Notes on the flying-fox, Pteropus melanotus (Chiroptera: Pteropidae), on Christmas Island, Indian Ocean. Australian Mammalogy 10: 89-91
Woinarski, J.C.Z., Flakus, S., James, D.J., Tiernan, B., Dale, G.J. & Detto, T. 2014. An Island-Wide Monitoring Program Demonstrates Decline in Reporting Rate for the Christmas Island Flying-Fox Pteropus melanotus natalis. Acta Chiropterologica 16(1): 117–127
Common Name References
ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Christmas Island Flying Fox)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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12-Dec-2022 | CHIROPTERA | 12-Dec-2022 | MOVED | |
01-Apr-2015 | 31-Mar-2015 | MOVED | ||
17-Nov-2010 | 17-Nov-2010 | MOVED | ||
04-Dec-2018 | 17-Nov-2010 | MOVED | ||
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |