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Pteropus pelewensis
Palau Fruit Bat, Pelew Flying Fox
As recorded: Pteropus pelewensis K.Andersen, 1908
Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Chiroptera › Pteropodidae
- Collected by
- ?
- Locality
- Confiscated by Customs in Guam. Said to be from Palau.
- Region
- Palau
- Identified by
- K F Koopman, 1990 *1990 * →K.F. Koopman →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Pteropus pelewensis observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 34 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-15.
2026-04-15
(c) Jay Paroline, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-04-14
(c) Jonathan Newman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-02
Palau
(c) Dwight Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-01
Palau
(c) John Bromilow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-03
(c) Charley Hesse, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-03
Palau
(c) Charley Hesse, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Pteropus pelewensis. BPBM 178188. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 95005199. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz/178188.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 95005199 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026