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==Taxonomy and etymology== |
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It was [[species description|described]] as a new species in 1929 by Australian mammalogist [[Ellis Le Geyt Troughton]].<ref name="Troughton 1929">{{cite journal| doi=10.3853/j.0067-1975.17.1929.761| title=A new fruit bat (Pteropus rayneri Group) from the Solomons| journal=Records of the Australian Museum| volume=17| issue=4| pages=193| year=1929| last1=Troughton| first1=Ellis Le Geyt| url=https://australianmuseum.net.au/uploads/journals/17170/761_complete.pdf}}</ref> |
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As the ''[[Pteropus]]'' genus is speciose, it is divided into closely related species groups. |
As the ''[[Pteropus]]'' genus is speciose, it is divided into closely related species groups. |
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The Rennell flying fox is in the "''samoensis''" species group.<ref name="Almeida 2014">{{cite journal|doi=10.1016/j.ympev.2014.03.009|pmid=24662680|title=Each flying fox on its own branch: A phylogenetic tree for Pteropus and related genera (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae)|journal=Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution|volume=77|pages=83–95|year=2014|last1=Almeida|first1=Francisca C|last2=Giannini|first2=Norberto P|last3=Simmons|first3=Nancy B|last4=Helgen|first4=Kristofer M|url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790314001092}}</ref> |
The Rennell flying fox is in the "''samoensis''" species group.<ref name="Almeida 2014">{{cite journal|doi=10.1016/j.ympev.2014.03.009|pmid=24662680|title=Each flying fox on its own branch: A phylogenetic tree for Pteropus and related genera (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae)|journal=Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution|volume=77|pages=83–95|year=2014|last1=Almeida|first1=Francisca C|last2=Giannini|first2=Norberto P|last3=Simmons|first3=Nancy B|last4=Helgen|first4=Kristofer M|url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790314001092}}</ref> |
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Its [[specific epithet (zoology)|species name]] "''rennelli''" comes from [[Rennell Island]], which is part of the [[Solomon Islands]].<ref name="Beolens 2009">{{cite book| last1=Beolens| first1= B.| last2= Watkins| first2= M.| last3= Grayson| first3= M.| date=2009| title= The eponym dictionary of mammals| publisher= JHU Press| page=339|isbn=9780801895333}}</ref> |
Its [[specific epithet (zoology)|species name]] "''rennelli''" comes from [[Rennell Island]], which is part of the [[Solomon Islands]].<ref name="Beolens 2009">{{cite book| last1=Beolens| first1= B.| last2= Watkins| first2= M.| last3= Grayson| first3= M.| date=2009| title= The eponym dictionary of mammals| publisher= JHU Press| page=339|isbn=9780801895333}}</ref> |
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Rennell Island was where the [[holotype]] was collected, and remains the only known location of this species.<ref name=iucn/><ref name="Troughton 1929"/> |
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In 1962, Hill published that he considered Rennell's flying fox as a subspecies of the [[Solomons flying fox]], with a [[trinomen]] of ''Pteropus raynery rennelli''.<ref name="Hill 1962"/> |
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==Description== |
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The forearm of the holotype was {{convert|121|mm|in|abbr=on}} long. |
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The fur of its back is uniformly brownish, with the fur of its neck and face lighter.<ref name="Troughton 1929"/> |
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==Conservation== |
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The [[holotype]] was the only known individual of these species until 1958, when two more were collected.<ref name="Hill 1962">{{cite book| last=Hill| first=J. E.| date=1962| chapter=A little-known fruit-bat from Rennell Island| title= The natural history of Rennell Island, British Solomon Islands| volume=4| pages=7–9| publisher=Danish Science Press| location=Copenhagen, Denmark}}</ref> |
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A 2016 study stated that the Rennell's flying fox is one of the land mammals threatened the most by [[Overexploitation|overhunting]].<ref name="Ripple 2016">{{cite journal| doi=10.1098/rsos.160498| pmid=27853564| title=Bushmeat hunting and extinction risk to the world's mammals| journal=Royal Society Open Science| volume=3| issue=10| pages=160498| year=2016| last1=Ripple| first1=William J| last2=Abernethy| first2=Katharine| last3=Betts| first3=Matthew G| last4=Chapron| first4=Guillaume| last5=Dirzo| first5=Rodolfo| last6=Galetti| first6=Mauro| last7=Levi| first7=Taal| last8=Lindsey| first8=Peter A| last9=MacDonald| first9=David W| last10=Machovina| first10=Brian| last11=Newsome| first11=Thomas M| last12=Peres| first12=Carlos A| last13=Wallach| first13=Arian D| last14=Wolf| first14=Christopher| last15=Young| first15=Hillary|url=http://rsos.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/3/10/160498}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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The Rennell flying fox (Pteropus rennelli) is a species of flying fox found in the Solomon Islands.
Taxonomy and etymology
It was described as a new species in 1929 by Australian mammalogist Ellis Le Geyt Troughton.[2] As the Pteropus genus is speciose, it is divided into closely related species groups. The Rennell flying fox is in the "samoensis" species group.[3] Its species name "rennelli" comes from Rennell Island, which is part of the Solomon Islands.[4] Rennell Island was where the holotype was collected, and remains the only known location of this species.[1][2] In 1962, Hill published that he considered Rennell's flying fox as a subspecies of the Solomons flying fox, with a trinomen of Pteropus raynery rennelli.[5]
Description
The forearm of the holotype was 121 mm (4.8 in) long. The fur of its back is uniformly brownish, with the fur of its neck and face lighter.[2]
Conservation
The holotype was the only known individual of these species until 1958, when two more were collected.[5] A 2016 study stated that the Rennell's flying fox is one of the land mammals threatened the most by overhunting.[6]
References
- ^ a b Lavery, T.H. (2017). "Pteropus rennelli". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T136685A22038028.
- ^ a b c Troughton, Ellis Le Geyt (1929). "A new fruit bat (Pteropus rayneri Group) from the Solomons" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum. 17 (4): 193. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.17.1929.761.
- ^ Almeida, Francisca C; Giannini, Norberto P; Simmons, Nancy B; Helgen, Kristofer M (2014). "Each flying fox on its own branch: A phylogenetic tree for Pteropus and related genera (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 77: 83–95. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2014.03.009. PMID 24662680.
- ^ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2009). The eponym dictionary of mammals. JHU Press. p. 339. ISBN 9780801895333.
- ^ a b Hill, J. E. (1962). "A little-known fruit-bat from Rennell Island". The natural history of Rennell Island, British Solomon Islands. Vol. 4. Copenhagen, Denmark: Danish Science Press. pp. 7–9.
- ^ Ripple, William J; Abernethy, Katharine; Betts, Matthew G; Chapron, Guillaume; Dirzo, Rodolfo; Galetti, Mauro; Levi, Taal; Lindsey, Peter A; MacDonald, David W; Machovina, Brian; Newsome, Thomas M; Peres, Carlos A; Wallach, Arian D; Wolf, Christopher; Young, Hillary (2016). "Bushmeat hunting and extinction risk to the world's mammals". Royal Society Open Science. 3 (10): 160498. doi:10.1098/rsos.160498. PMID 27853564.