Black flying fox  (Pteropus alecto)

Species information

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Authentication

Authenticated (21/08/07) by Carol Palmer, Northern Territory Parks and Wildlife Service.

Glossary

  • Nocturnal: active at night.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (November, 2008)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. BBC: Science and Nature (November, 2006)
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/3042.shtml
  3. CITES (November, 2006)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. James Cook University (November, 2006)
    http://www.jcu.edu.au/school/tbiol/zoology/local/flyingfx.htm
  5. Department of Environment and Conservation (NSW) (November, 2006)
    http://threatenedspecies.environment.nsw.gov.au/tsprofile/profile.aspx?id=10696
  6. The Henipavirus Ecology Collaborative Research Group (HERG) (November, 2006)
    http://www.henipavirus.org/virus_and_host_info/bats/pteropus_alecto.htm
  7. Queensland Government: Environmental Protection Agency / Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (November, 2006)
    http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/nature_conservation/wildlife/native_animals/nocturnal_animals/mammals/black_flyingfox/
  8. Rainforest-Australia (November, 2006)
    http://rainforest-australia.com/black_flying_fox.htm
  9. Animal Diversity Web (November, 2006)
    http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Pteropus_alecto.html
  10. Markus, N. and Blackshaw, J.K. (2002) Behaviour of the black flying fox Pteropus alecto: 1. An ethogram of behaviour, and preliminary characterisation of mother-infant interactions. Acta chiropterologica, 4 (2): 137 - 152.
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