Dusky Flying Fox

The Dusky Flying Fox (Pteropus brunneus), also known as the Percy Island Flying Fox, is an extinct species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It was endemic to Percy Island off the southeast coast of Mackay, Queensland in the northeast corner of Australia. ^[2]

Only one specimen is known to exist. It was collected in 1859 and documented by Dobson in 1878. Since that record, no further documentation is known of this species. ^{[3] [4]} Currently, the specimen is located at the British Museum of Natural History and was validated as a separate species in the late 20th century. ^[5]

See also

• Bathouses.com
• Australian Museum online
• Environment Australia, 1999. The Action Plan for Australian Bats
• Andersen K. 1912. Catalogue of the Chiroptera in the collection of the British Museum. Volume I: Megachiroptera. Second Edition. Johnson Reprint Company, London.
• Conder P. 1995. Dusky flying-fox Pteropus brunneus. Pp. 433–434 in R. Strahan (Ed.) The Mammals of Australia. Reed Books, Chatswood, NSW
• Strahan, R and Conder, P. 2007. Dictionary of Australian and New Guinean Mammals. Csiro Publishing, Victoria, Australia.

References

1. ^ Richards, G. & Hall, L. (2008). Pteropus brunneus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 6 January 2009.
2. ^ http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/nature_conservation/wildlife/living_with_wildlife/flyingfoxes/ Queensland EPA
3. ^ http://www.bathouses.com/dusky_flying_fox.htm
4. ^ http://www.amonline.net.au/bats/records/bat8.htm
5. ^ http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/action/bats/30.html Environment Australia, 1999. "The Action Plan for Australian Bats"