Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Kosrae flying fox (Pteropus ualanus), recorded as Endangered
Kosrae flying fox (Pteropus ualanus). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Kosrae flying fox

Pteropus ualanus

Kosrae flying fox is a bat in the family Pteropodidae (order Chiroptera) — Pteropus ualanus, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Pteropus ualanus
CITES
Appendix I
Taxonomy
Mammalia · Chiroptera · Pteropodidae · Pteropus

Range and habitat

The Kosrae flying fox is a megabat in the genus Pteropus found on the island of Kosrae, Micronesia.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

The Kosrae flying fox has recovered to 2,000–3,000 bats but faces ongoing threats. Kosrae flying fox is vulnerable to population bottlenecks because of their geographic location. In 1926, P. Ualanus nearly went extinct due to a population bottleneck caused by an unknown disease.

CITES lists this taxon on Appendix I. Confirm the current appendix on the CITES checklist.

Kosrae flying fox is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Kosrae flying fox, Wikidata item Q1766172. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Aru flying fox (Pteropus aruensis), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Aru flying fox

Pteropus aruensis
Photograph of Black-bearded flying fox (Pteropus melanopogon), recorded as EndangeredEN

Black-bearded flying fox

Pteropus melanopogon
Photograph of Aldabra flying fox (Pteropus aldabrensis), recorded as EndangeredEN

Aldabra flying fox

Pteropus aldabrensis
Photograph of Spectacled flying fox (Pteropus conspicillatus), recorded as EndangeredEN

Spectacled flying fox

Pteropus conspicillatus

Quick answers

What is Kosrae flying fox?
Kosrae flying fox is a bat in the family Pteropodidae (order Chiroptera) — Pteropus ualanus.
What is the conservation status of Kosrae flying fox?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Pteropus ualanus. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Kosrae flying fox live?
The Kosrae flying fox is a megabat in the genus Pteropus found on the island of Kosrae, Micronesia.
Why is Kosrae flying fox in crisis?
In 1926, P. Ualanus nearly went extinct due to a population bottleneck caused by an unknown disease.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Pteropus ualanus?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Kosrae flying fox a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.