Not unlike my
Save the Sharks stamp, there were just so many of these little guys threatened with extinction that I couldn't even begin to completely document the information. Below is a summary of all the species of Flying Fox Bats that are threatened with extinction.
Flying Foxes/Fruit Bats (Genus: Pteropus)Threats: Over-consumption, unsustainable demand for meat as a result of "cure for asthma" myth,
dliberately unregulated culling, limited distribution, endemic to tropical climates and remote islands, inadequate restriction and monitoring of illegal trade, killed to protect crops, parasites, deforestation
Species Groups
P. caniceps
Ashy-headed Flying Fox (Pteropus caniceps) - Near threatened
P. chrysoproctus
Moluccan Flying Fox (Pteropus chrysoproctus) - Near threatened
Makira Flying Fox (Pteropus cognatus) - Endangered
Banks Flying Fox (Pteropus fundatus) - Vulnerable
P. conspicillatus
Ceram Fruit Bat (Pteropus ocularis) - Vulnerable
P. livingstonii
Aru Flying Fox (Pteropus aruensis) - Critically endangered
Livingstone's Fruit Bat (Pteropus livingstonii) - Endangered
Black-bearded Flying Fox (Pteropus melanopogon) - Endangered
P. mariannus
Mariana Fruit Bat (Pteropus mariannus) - Endangered
Kosrae Flying Fox (Pteropus ualanus) - Vulnerable
Yap Flying Fox (Pteropus yapensis) - Vulnerable
P. melanotus
Black-eared Flying Fox (Pteropus melanotus) - Vulnerable
P. molossinus
Caroline Flying Fox (Pteropus molossinus) - Vulnerable
Rodrigues Flying Fox (Pteropus rodricensis) - Critically endangered
P. niger
Aldabra Flying Fox (Pteropus aldabrensis) - Vulnerable
Mauritian Flying Fox (Pteropus niger) - Endangered
Madagascan Flying Fox (Pteropus rufus) - Vulnerable
Pemba Flying Fox (Pteropus voeltzkowi) - Vulnerable
P. personatus
Temminck's Flying Fox (Pteropus temminckii) - Near threatened
P. poliocephalus
Geelvink Bay Flying Fox (Pteropus pohlei) - Endangered
Grey-headed Flying Fox (Pteropus poliocephalu) - Vulnerable
P. pselaphon
Chuuk Flying Fox (Pteropus insularis) - Critically endangered
Temotu Flying Fox (Pteropus nitendiensis) - Vulnerable
Bonin Flying Fox (Pteropus pselaphon) - Critically endangered
Vanikoro Flying Fox (Pteropus tuberculatus) - Critically endangered, possibly extinct
New Caledonia Flying Fox (Pteropus vetulus) - Vulnerable
P. samoensis
Samoa Flying Fox (Pteropus samoensis) - Near threatened
P. scapulatus
Gilliard's Flying Fox (Pteropus gilliardorum) - Vulnerable
Lesser Flying Fox (Pteropus mahaganus) - Vulnerable
P. subniger
Ryukyu Flying Fox (Pteropus dasymallus) - Near threatened
Nicobar Flying Fox (Pteropus faunulus) - Vulnerable
Ontong Java Flying Fox (Pteropus howensis) - Vulnerable
Ornate Flying Fox (Pteropus ornatus) - Vulnerable
Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox (Pteropus pumilus) - Near threatened
P. vampyrus
Lyle's Flying Fox (Pteropus lylei) - Vulnerable
Large Flying Fox (Pteropus vampyrus) - Near threatened
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Part of a series of stamps for #EndangeredInc. If you love endangered animals, and would like to know more about them, please join!If you would like to request a stamp for an endangered animal, please click here! Stamp requests are always free!Grey-Headed Flying Fox with baby by Mnolf, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
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I wish I could do something for them, but I only have microcheiropters where I live.
I hope that we will stop killing bats, they are important for the biodiversity!