CIBED - - Pacific Fruit-bat - Moā Kirikiri MG

Pteropus tonganus Pacific Fruit-bat Moā Kirikiri ^MG

f.PTEROPODIDAE Old World Fruit-bats

Pteropus tonganus Pacific Fruit-bat Moā Kirikiri ^MG

f.PTEROPODIDAE Old World Fruit-bats

Cook Islands Status Summary

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Intl. NamesPacific Fruit‑bat ^EN Tongan Fruit‑bat ^EN

Local NamesMoā Kirikiri^RR,MG

Pacific NamesNo Content

Sci. NamesPteropus tonganus (accepted name) , Pteropus tonganus tonganus

High Tax. Eng.k.Animals, p.Vertebrates, c.Mammals, f.Old World Fruit-bats - Mammal

High Tax. Latink.ANIMALIA, p.CHORDATA, sp.GNATHOSTOMATA, spc.TETRAPODA, c.MAMMALIA, sc.THERIA, ic.EUTHERIA, o.Chiroptera, f.PTEROPODIDAE

Natl. PresencePresent

Sth. PresenceRR⁺⁺⁺MG⁺⁺AT^-MK^-MT^-AK^-PL^-MN^-TK^-

Nth. PresenceTN^-MH^-RK^-PK^-NS^-SW^-

VouchersNo Content

Local OriginNative; Resident; AND Introduced; Recent; Naturalised

Global RangeNative: islands near PNG - Cooks (Mangaia);

HabitatLand

ThreatenedSub-nationally endangered - seriously

InvasivenessNo Content

BiosecurityNo Content

Medical StatusNo Content

Harmful StatusNo Content

UsesFlesh food (occasionally)

IdentificationNo Content

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Adult in flight 1

Close-up (Rarotonga); colony (Tonga)

Male (Left) and Female with Pup (Right)

Adult in flight 2

Adult in flight 1

Colony (Rarotonga)

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Adult male (© TVNZ)

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Close-up (Rarotonga); colony (Tonga) (jpg)
Male (Left) and Female with Pup (Right) (jpg)
Adult in flight 2 (jpg)
Adult in flight 1 (jpg)
Colony (Rarotonga) (jpg)
Adult male (© TVNZ) (wmv)

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Vernacular Names

English and International Names

Pacific Fruit-bat ^EN Tongan Fruit-bat^EN

Pacific Names

No Pacific Names

Local Names

Moā Kirikiri^RR,MG

National Name: Moā Kirikiri ^MG

Island	Status	Main name
National name	MG	Moā Kirikiri
Rarotonga	+++	Moā Kirikiri
Mangaia	++	Moā Kirikiri
Ātiu	-	A,nN
Ma‘uke	-	A,nN
Miti‘āro	-	A,nN
Aitutaki	-	A,nN
Palmerston	-	A,nN
Tongareva-write	-	A,nN
Tongareva-speak	-	A,nN
Manihiki	-	A,nN
Rakahanga	-	A,nN
Pukapuka	-	A,nN
Nassau	-	A,nN

National Distribution & Vouchers

National Presence:

Present

Oceanic

Absent

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Island	Status
Rarotonga	+++
Mangaia	++
Ātiu	Absent
Ma‘uke	Absent
Miti‘āro	Absent
Aitutaki	Absent
Palmerston	Absent
Manuae	Absent
Takūtea	Absent
Tongareva	Absent
Manihiki	Absent
Rakahanga	Absent
Pukapuka	Absent
Nassau	Absent
Suwarrow	Absent

Vouchers for:
Pteropus tonganus

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Southern

Northern

Oceanic

Rarotonga

Mangaia

Ātiu

Ma‘uke

Miti‘āro

Aitutaki

Palmerston

Manuae

Takūtea

Tongareva

Manihiki

Rakahanga

Pukapuka

Nassau

Suwarrow

no data available

Identification

Local Origin and Global Range

Habitat

Threatened

no data available

Invasive/Pest Status

no data available

Biosecurity

Medicinal

Species Uses

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