Pteralopex pulchra
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Pteralopex pulchra faces severe population decline primarily due to extensive deforestation and habitat fragmentation across its limited range in the Solomon Islands. Commercial logging operations and agricultural expansion have eliminated much of the lowland and montane forest habitat essential for this fruit bat's survival. The species' restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to localized habitat destruction, while hunting pressure for bushmeat further compounds population stress.
Habitat
This large fruit bat inhabits primary and secondary tropical forests in the Solomon Islands, ranging from lowland areas up to montane elevations. The species requires intact forest canopy for roosting and depends on native fruit trees for foraging.
Conservation measures underway
Other threatened species in PTEROPODIDAE
Threatened in Solomon Islands
Frequently asked questions
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