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Pteropus yapensis  K. Andersen, 1908
Taxonomic Serial No.: 945993

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Common Name(s): Yap Flying Fox [English]
  
  Valid Name: Pteropus pelewensis yapensis K. Andersen, 1908
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: invalid - original name/combination   
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

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  Source: Checklist of CITES species: Index of CITES species, document (version 2013)  
  Acquired: 2013   
  Notes: UNEP-WCMC (Comps.) 2013. Checklist of CITES species. CITES Secretariat, Geneva, Switzerland, and UNEP-WCMC, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Available online at http://checklist.cites.org/   
  Reference for: Pteropus yapensis   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Andersen, Knud  
  Publication Date: 1912   
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  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Catalogue of the Chiroptera in the Collection of the British Museum, 2nd edition, vol. 1: Megachiroptera   
  Page(s): 854   
  Publisher: Taylor and Francis   
  Publication Place: London, England   
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  Notes: Available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8409391   
  Reference for: Pteropus yapensis   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Simmons, Nancy B. / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.  
  Publication Date: 2005   
  Article/Chapter Title: Order Chiroptera   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2   
  Page(s): 312-529   
  Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press   
  Publication Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-8018-8221-4   
  Notes: Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing   
  Reference for: Pteropus yapensis, Yap Flying Fox [English]   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Oceania  
       
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 Comments
       
  Comment: CITES: Appendix I per 2013 Checklist of CITES species: Index of CITES species published with amendments to the Appendices and changes in standard scientific nomenclature following the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (Bangkok, 2013). For current status see CITES.org  
    Comments: mariannus species group. Often treated as a subspecies of mariannus, but apparently distinct (Corbet and Hill, 1980; Flannery, 1995b). See comments under mariannus  
    Status: CITES - Appendix II. IUCN/SSC Action Plan (1992) - Endangered: Limited Distribution as P. mariannus yapensis. IUCN 2003 - Not listed  
 

 

    

 
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