Subspecies in India
This species was once listed under P. hypomelanus, but now considered as a separate species.
This species is listed as Endangered in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/).
This species is listed as Endangered in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/). Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Conservation Status:
This species is listed as Endangered in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/). According to IUCN Red List assessment, population of this species maybe decreasing. There is nothing much know about its population except that it is extinct from its type locality on Car Nicobar and now exists only as a fragmented population on 6 other islands in Nicobar. Major threats to its survival come from habitat loss due to anthropogenic and natural causes.
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Chandigarh | |||||||||||||
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| Dadra & Nagar Haveli | |||||||||||||
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| Goa | |||||||||||||
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| Haryana | |||||||||||||
| Himachal Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Jammu and Kashmir | |||||||||||||
| Jharkhand | |||||||||||||
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| Nagaland | |||||||||||||
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| Tripura | |||||||||||||
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| West Bengal | |||||||||||||
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Page citation
Anonymous 2024. Pteropus faunulus Miller, 1902 – Nicobar Flying Fox. In Bayani, A., R. Chakravarty, and K. Kunte (Editors) (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 1.13. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mammalsofindia.org/pteropus-faunulus, accessed 2024/05/13.