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Article: The endemic Comoros Islands fruit bat Rousettus obliviosus: ecology, conservation, and Red List status

TitleThe endemic Comoros Islands fruit bat Rousettus obliviosus: ecology, conservation, and Red List status
Authors
KeywordsComoros Islands
Megachiroptera
Red List status
Rousettus oblivious
roosts
Issue Date2003
PublisherCambridge University Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://uk.cambridge.org/journals/journal_catalogue.asp?historylinks=ALPHA&mnemonic=ORX
Citation
Oryx: journal of fauna and flora international, 2003, v. 37 n. 3, p. 344-352 How to Cite?
AbstractRousettus obliviosus is a megachiropteran bat endemic to the Comoros Islands in the western Indian Ocean. The species is broadly distributed on Grande Comore, Mohéli, and Anjouan, but appears to be absent from Mayotte. Roost sites were found to be both shallow and deep caves, in dark locations with infrequent human disturbance. Colony size ranged from 100 to several thousand and at two sites seasonal variation was observed. Total estimated population size was 7,100–17,100. R. obliviosus fed on a variety of native and non-native tree fruits and flowers, and was found in native forest habitats, underplanted forest and agricultural areas. R. obliviosus is a manoeuvrable flyer able to hover for brief periods and may echolocate. A small range, sensitivity to disturbance, limited roost site availability and deforestation combine to threaten this species. We suggest that the current IUCN Red List status of Lower Risk: near threatened should be revised to Vulnerable. Protection of roost sites, further surveys to identify additional roosts, further ecological research, and protection of remaining forest are conservation priorities for R. obliviosus.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/44709
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dc.contributor.authorSewall, BJen_HK
dc.contributor.authorGranek, EFen_HK
dc.contributor.authorTrewhella, WJen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2007-10-30T06:08:22Z-
dc.date.available2007-10-30T06:08:22Z-
dc.date.issued2003en_HK
dc.identifier.citationOryx: journal of fauna and flora international, 2003, v. 37 n. 3, p. 344-352en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0030-6053en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/44709-
dc.description.abstractRousettus obliviosus is a megachiropteran bat endemic to the Comoros Islands in the western Indian Ocean. The species is broadly distributed on Grande Comore, Mohéli, and Anjouan, but appears to be absent from Mayotte. Roost sites were found to be both shallow and deep caves, in dark locations with infrequent human disturbance. Colony size ranged from 100 to several thousand and at two sites seasonal variation was observed. Total estimated population size was 7,100–17,100. R. obliviosus fed on a variety of native and non-native tree fruits and flowers, and was found in native forest habitats, underplanted forest and agricultural areas. R. obliviosus is a manoeuvrable flyer able to hover for brief periods and may echolocate. A small range, sensitivity to disturbance, limited roost site availability and deforestation combine to threaten this species. We suggest that the current IUCN Red List status of Lower Risk: near threatened should be revised to Vulnerable. Protection of roost sites, further surveys to identify additional roosts, further ecological research, and protection of remaining forest are conservation priorities for R. obliviosus.en_HK
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dc.publisherCambridge University Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://uk.cambridge.org/journals/journal_catalogue.asp?historylinks=ALPHA&mnemonic=ORXen_HK
dc.rightsOryx: journal of fauna and flora international. Copyright © Cambridge University Press.en_HK
dc.subjectComoros Islandsen_HK
dc.subjectMegachiropteraen_HK
dc.subjectRed List statusen_HK
dc.subjectRousettus obliviousen_HK
dc.subjectroostsen_HK
dc.titleThe endemic Comoros Islands fruit bat Rousettus obliviosus: ecology, conservation, and Red List statusen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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