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Includes auratus; see Felten (1964b). Also see Sanborn and Nicholson (1950) and Flannery(1995b).; [batnames2025_1.7] ornatusspecies group; see Almeida et al. (2014). Includes auratus; see Felten (1964b). Also see Sanborn and Nicholson (1950) and Flannery(1995b).				auratus		auratus.		ornatus , auratus		ornatus, auratus		ornatus, auratus		ornatus, auratus		ornatus, auratus		ornatus , auratus 	ornatus, auratus	auratus, ornatus 		ornatus J. E. Gray, 1871|auratus Andersen, 1909		Corbet, G.B. and Hill, J.E. 1980. A World List of Mammalian Species. British Museum (Natural History), London, 226 pp.		New Caledonia, Loyalty Is; ref. 4.24	Honacki, J.H., Kinman, K.E. and Koeppl, J.W. 1982. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Allen Press, Lawrence, 694 pp.	Pteropus ornatus	New Caledonia, Noumea (France).	Gray	1870	Cat. Monkeys, Lemurs, and Fruit-eating Bats Br. Mus., p. 105.	Confined to New Caledonia (P. o. ornatus) and the Loyalty islands (P. o. auratus).		Corbet, G.B. and Hill, J.E. 1991. A World List of Mammalian Species. Third edition. Oxford University Press, London, 243 pp. ISBN 0-19-854017-5		New Caledonia; Loyalty Is	Koopman, K.F. 1993. Order Chiroptera. Pp. 137–242 in Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Second edition. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, 1206 pp.	Gray	1870	Cat. Monkeys, Lemurs, Fruit-eating Bats Brit. Mus., p. 105.	Includes auratus-, see Felten (19646).	Loyalty and New Caledonia Isis.	New Caledonia, Noumea (France).		GRAY	1870	Size large for the group (forearm length, 140-168 mm). Tibia hairy dorsally.	Confined to New Caledonia (P. o. ornatus) and the Loyalty islands (P. o. auratus).	Two subspecies.		22	species	P. ornatus	GRAY	1870	Pteropus	genus	Pteropus ornatus				Size large for the group (forearm length, 140-168 mm). Tibia hairy dorsally.	Two subspecies.		11. P. ornatus GRAY 1870 [subniger group].	11	_P. o. auratus_ Andersen, 1909; _P. o. ornatus_ Gray, 1871			Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (editors). 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp. (Available from Johns Hopkins University Press, 1-800-537-5487 or (410) 516-6900, or at http://www.press.jhu.edu).	CHIROPTERA	Pteropodidae			Pteropus ornatus	Pteropus		ornatus	Gray		1870		Cat. Monkeys, Lemurs, Fruit-eating Bats Brit. Mus.			105		Ornate Flying Fox	New Caledonia, Noumea (France).	New Caledonia and Loyalty Isls.	CITES – Appendix II. IUCN/SSC Action Plan (1992) – Indeterminate. IUCN 2003 – Vulnerable.	auratus K. Andersen, 1909.	subniger species group. Includes auratus; see Felten (1964b). Also see Sanborn and Nicholson (1950) and Flannery (1995b).	03AD87FAFF95F67B89603691F985F697	Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 9 Bats, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions	978-84-16728-19-0	hbmw_9_Pteropodidae_16.pdf.imf	hash://md5/ff94ff82ffc4f62a891e341cffa5ff9b	141	zip:hash://sha256/ec5fd314a06aba1a7b0b72f23e54ac625ae272bd98f82f1d01f4c09627d9e8e0!/treatments-xml-main/data/03/AD/87/03AD87FAFF97F6798965351BF812FEC7.xml	Pteropus ornatus	Pteropodidae	Pteropus	ornatus	J. E. Gray	1871	Roussette ornée @fr | Schmuckflughund @de | Zorro volador de las islas de la Lealtad @es	Pteropus ornatus J. E. Gray, 1870 , New Caledonia . Pteropus ornatus is in the ornatus species group with P. ocularis . Two subspecies recognized.	P.o.ornatusJ.E.Gray,1870—NewCaledo-nia(GrandeTerre,IledesPins). P. o. auratus K. Andersen, 1909 — Loyalty Is (Lifou I, Maré), New Caledonia .	Head-body 180- 187 mm (tailless), ear 19-26 mm , forearm 142-165 mm ; weight 285-325 g (up to 440 g in pregnant females). Head of the Ornate Flying Fox is fox-like; muzzle is moderate, narrow, and sparsely haired; nostrils are black and very shortly tubular and diverge; philtrum is sided by furrow. Eyes are comparatively small, with brown to amber-brown irises. Ears are small, rounded terminating in blunt tips, blackish, and almost completely concealed in fur. Head pelage is very long, spreading to sides and variably pale brown, orange-brown, or rusty brown, frequently sparkled with silvery hairs. Grayish or creamy mustache often extends backward, forming an ill-defined eye ring. Mantle and occiput pelage is very long, woolly, and creamy buff or yellow on sides, bright yellow or white in center, not extending ventrally but often variously extending posteriorly along medial line, back to rump in some individuals; dorsal hairs are very long and wavy, backwardly directed, not adpressed; dorsal flanks are chocolate-brown to dark brown. Uropatagium is reduced to narrow strip along thickly furred tibia. Throat is densely covered in rusty long hairs, extending to sides of neck; chest and upper belly have long, dark chestnut pelage, with hairs having yellowish bases, sprinkled with silvery hairs; lower belly is dark brown. Wings are long and dark brown or blackish brown; index claw is present; all claws dark. Skull is typical pteropine, with noticeable basicranial deflection. Laterally, rostrum is long and relatively thin; premaxilla projects slightly downward and forward; orbit is moderate, with marked rim; zygomatic root is above sinuous alveolar line; zygoma is strong and arched, without dorsal spine; and braincase is domed. Dorsally, rostrum is long, premaxilla is slightly procumbent, postorbital process is long and arched, postorbital foramina are present, temporal lines join at obvious postorbital constriction in sharp sagittal crest, nuchal crest is obvious, and braincase is piriform. Ventrally, premaxilla is well separated from palate; palate is long, flat, and relatively narrow; tooth rows diverge slightly; post-dental palate is relatively wide, with arched end; ectopterygoids are prominent; ectotympanic is annular and small; and entotympanic is peg-like. Mandible is moderate, symphysisis long, coronoid is tall and curved, and tip is wide. Condyle is above concave lower alveolar line, and angle is widely rounded. Palatal ridges in 5 + 6 + 3 pattern. Upperincisors are spatulated; C' is long and slender and grooved anteriorly, with strong inner longitudinal ridge and basal cingulum; P' is minute and styliform, lacking on one side or both in most adults; posterior cheekteeth decrease in height posteriorly; ridges are rounded but well-marked; occlusal outline is rectangular; and M* 1s small and low. I, is small but double the size of I; C, is moderately large, slanted outward and with moderate inner cingulum; P| is of moderate size and rounded; posterior cheekteeth are almostas tall as C anteriorly, decreasing in size posteriorly; ridges are round but well-marked; occlusal outline is long rectangular; and M,is peg-like.	Moist and dry forests of eastern and western halves of New Caledonia and moist forests on Loyalty Islands from sea level up to elevations of c¢. 1100 m . The Ornate Flying Fox prefers to roost in tall forests in gullies on slopes and upper parts of densely forested mountain slopes.	The Ornate Flying Fox is chiefly frugivorous and known to eat fruit from species of Mangifera and Semecarpus ( Anacardiaceae ), Carica ( Caricaceae ), Carya ( Juglandaceae ), Elaeocarpus ( Elaeocarpaceae ), Musa ( Musaceae ), Melaleuca , Psidium , and Syzygium ( Myrtaceae ) and flowers of Cocos ( Arecaceae ) and Passiflora ( Passifloraceae ).	Births of Ornate Flying Foxes occur from late August to October, suggesting seasonal monoestry. Litter size is one. Females give birth for the first time in their second year.	Ornate Flying Foxes are nocturnal and partly diurnal; individuals have been observed flying in early morning and evening.	The Ornate Flying Fox 1s gregarious; it roosts in typical mixed-sex groups located in tall emergent trees. Roostfidelity is remarkable, and when undisturbed, occupation of roosts varied seasonally in response to fruiting and flowering trees.	CITES Appendix II. Classified as Vulnerable on The IUCN Red List. The Ornate Flying Fox has a limited distribution (less than 20,000 km ?), fragmented on four islands, and populations have experienced decreases of more than 30% in the past three generations. It has been hunted since prehistoric times. Decline continues chiefly due to local hunting with shotguns for food and traditional uses but also deforestation and loss of traditional roosting sites. Legal hunting is allowed on a limited basis, but illegal commercial harvesting is widespread. It is vulnerable to diseases that have greatly affected populations in the 1960s. Colonies of more than 4000 individuals recorded in the 1950s are no longer found. The Ornate Flying Fox probably occurs in protected areas of New Caledonia (e.g. Col d’Amieu et Table Unio Special Faunal Reserve).	Almeida et al. (2014) | Andersen (1912b) | Brescia (2008b) | Flannery (1995a) | Hand & Grant-Mackie (2012) | Rainey (1992) | Sanborn & Nicholson (1950)		144. Ornate Flying Fox Pteropus ornatus French: Roussette ornée / German: Schmuckflughund / Spanish: Zorro volador de las islas de la Lealtad Taxonomy. Pteropus ornatus J. E. Gray, 1870 , New Caledonia . Pteropus ornatus is in the ornatus species group with P. ocularis . Two subspecies recognized. Subspecies and Distribution. P.o.ornatusJ.E.Gray,1870—NewCaledo-nia(GrandeTerre,IledesPins). P. o. auratus K. Andersen, 1909 — Loyalty Is (Lifou I, Maré), New Caledonia . Descriptive notes. Head-body 180- 187 mm (tailless), ear 19-26 mm , forearm 142-165 mm ; weight 285-325 g (up to 440 g in pregnant females). Head of the Ornate Flying Fox is fox-like; muzzle is moderate, narrow, and sparsely haired; nostrils are black and very shortly tubular and diverge; philtrum is sided by furrow. Eyes are comparatively small, with brown to amber-brown irises. Ears are small, rounded terminating in blunt tips, blackish, and almost completely concealed in fur. Head pelage is very long, spreading to sides and variably pale brown, orange-brown, or rusty brown, frequently sparkled with silvery hairs. Grayish or creamy mustache often extends backward, forming an ill-defined eye ring. Mantle and occiput pelage is very long, woolly, and creamy buff or yellow on sides, bright yellow or white in center, not extending ventrally but often variously extending posteriorly along medial line, back to rump in some individuals; dorsal hairs are very long and wavy, backwardly directed, not adpressed; dorsal flanks are chocolate-brown to dark brown. Uropatagium is reduced to narrow strip along thickly furred tibia. Throat is densely covered in rusty long hairs, extending to sides of neck; chest and upper belly have long, dark chestnut pelage, with hairs having yellowish bases, sprinkled with silvery hairs; lower belly is dark brown. Wings are long and dark brown or blackish brown; index claw is present; all claws dark. Skull is typical pteropine, with noticeable basicranial deflection. Laterally, rostrum is long and relatively thin; premaxilla projects slightly downward and forward; orbit is moderate, with marked rim; zygomatic root is above sinuous alveolar line; zygoma is strong and arched, without dorsal spine; and braincase is domed. Dorsally, rostrum is long, premaxilla is slightly procumbent, postorbital process is long and arched, postorbital foramina are present, temporal lines join at obvious postorbital constriction in sharp sagittal crest, nuchal crest is obvious, and braincase is piriform. Ventrally, premaxilla is well separated from palate; palate is long, flat, and relatively narrow; tooth rows diverge slightly; post-dental palate is relatively wide, with arched end; ectopterygoids are prominent; ectotympanic is annular and small; and entotympanic is peg-like. Mandible is moderate, symphysisis long, coronoid is tall and curved, and tip is wide. Condyle is above concave lower alveolar line, and angle is widely rounded. Palatal ridges in 5 + 6 + 3 pattern. Upperincisors are spatulated; C' is long and slender and grooved anteriorly, with strong inner longitudinal ridge and basal cingulum; P' is minute and styliform, lacking on one side or both in most adults; posterior cheekteeth decrease in height posteriorly; ridges are rounded but well-marked; occlusal outline is rectangular; and M* 1s small and low. I, is small but double the size of I; C, is moderately large, slanted outward and with moderate inner cingulum; P| is of moderate size and rounded; posterior cheekteeth are almostas tall as C anteriorly, decreasing in size posteriorly; ridges are round but well-marked; occlusal outline is long rectangular; and M,is peg-like. Habitat. Moist and dry forests of eastern and western halves of New Caledonia and moist forests on Loyalty Islands from sea level up to elevations of c¢. 1100 m . The Ornate Flying Fox prefers to roost in tall forests in gullies on slopes and upper parts of densely forested mountain slopes. Food and Feeding. The Ornate Flying Fox is chiefly frugivorous and known to eat fruit from species of Mangifera and Semecarpus ( Anacardiaceae ), Carica ( Caricaceae ), Carya ( Juglandaceae ), Elaeocarpus ( Elaeocarpaceae ), Musa ( Musaceae ), Melaleuca , Psidium , and Syzygium ( Myrtaceae ) and flowers of Cocos ( Arecaceae ) and Passiflora ( Passifloraceae ). Breeding. Births of Ornate Flying Foxes occur from late August to October, suggesting seasonal monoestry. Litter size is one. Females give birth for the first time in their second year. Activity patterns. Ornate Flying Foxes are nocturnal and partly diurnal; individuals have been observed flying in early morning and evening. Movements, Home range and Social organization. The Ornate Flying Fox 1s gregarious; it roosts in typical mixed-sex groups located in tall emergent trees. Roostfidelity is remarkable, and when undisturbed, occupation of roosts varied seasonally in response to fruiting and flowering trees. Status and Conservation. CITES Appendix II. Classified as Vulnerable on The IUCN Red List. The Ornate Flying Fox has a limited distribution (less than 20,000 km ?), fragmented on four islands, and populations have experienced decreases of more than 30% in the past three generations. It has been hunted since prehistoric times. Decline continues chiefly due to local hunting with shotguns for food and traditional uses but also deforestation and loss of traditional roosting sites. Legal hunting is allowed on a limited basis, but illegal commercial harvesting is widespread. It is vulnerable to diseases that have greatly affected populations in the 1960s. Colonies of more than 4000 individuals recorded in the 1950s are no longer found. The Ornate Flying Fox probably occurs in protected areas of New Caledonia (e.g. Col d’Amieu et Table Unio Special Faunal Reserve). Bibliography. Almeida et al. (2014), Andersen (1912b), Brescia (2008b), Flannery (1995a), Hand & Grant-Mackie (2012), Rainey (1992), Sanborn & Nicholson (1950).	Simmons, N.B. and A.L. Cirranello. 2022B. Bat Species of the World: A taxonomic and geographic database. Accessed on 10/11/2022.	Pteropodidae	Pteropus ornatus	Pteropus		ornatus	Gray	1870	0	Cat. Monkeys, Lemurs, Fruit-eating Bats Brit. Mus.	p. 105	Ornate Flying Fox	<b> auratus </b> K. Andersen, 1909.	New Caledonia, Noumea (France).	New Caledonia and Loyalty Isls.	Appendix II	Vulnerable	 ornatus species group; see Almeida et al. (2014). Includes auratus; see Felten (1964b). Also see Sanborn and Nicholson (1950) and Flannery(1995b).	Mammal Diversity Database. (2023). Mammal Diversity Database (Version 1.11) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7830771 released 15 April 2023	Pteropus ornatus	23	Ornate Flying Fox		Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	CHIROPTERA	PTEROPODIFORMES	NA	NA	PTEROPODOIDEA	PTEROPODIDAE	PTEROPODINAE	PTEROPODINI	Pteropus	NA	ornatus	J. E. Gray	1870	0	Pteropus_ornatus	Gray, J. E. (1870). Catalogue of monkeys, lemurs, and fruit-eating bats in the collection of the British museum. Printed by order of the Trustees, London, 105.	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/34537#page/117/mode/1up	BM 1859.4.6.1		"New Caledonia."			ornatus J. E. Gray, 1870|auratus K. Andersen, 1909	NA	NA	New Caledonia	Oceania	Australasia/Oceania	VU	0	0	0	Pteropus_ornatus	0	sciname match	Pteropus_ornatus	0	IUCN. 2022. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-1. https://www.iucnredlist.org. Accessed on [28 September, 2022].	18746	Pteropus ornatus	ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	CHIROPTERA	PTEROPODIDAE	Pteropus	ornatus	Gray, 1870		20000000	Pteropus ornatus	Vulnerable	A2abcd	2020	2019-08-06 00:00:00 UTC	3.1	English	Pteropus ornatus is listed as Vulnerable under criteria A2abcd as the global population is inferred to have declined by 30-35% over the last 30 years (three generations; generation length = 10 years; Pacifici et al. 2019) from over-exploitation, habitat destruction and degradation, direct predation by feral cats (Palmas 2017), and loss of known roosting sites.	This species formerly roosted in large numbers in trees. It is believed to forage nocturnally and have a strong fidelity to roost sites (Flannery 1995, Brescia 2007). Roosts have been recorded at the upper end of dense tropical moist forest growing in gullies on slopes (Flannery 1995). It appears as though the species does not breed until its second year, after which females give birth to a single young.	The main threat to the survival of this species appears to be local hunting for food and traditional use. Legislation providing a short fruit bat hunting season is in place (the hunting season only includes the weekends of April, with a quota of 5 bats per hunter), however, reports of substantial illegal hunting and commercial harvesting of fruit bats is widespread (Brescia 2007). Forest loss and degradation from logging and agriculture also pose a continuing threat to the species through the loss of important roosts and foraging habitats. As the species has a fragmented global population it is also highly susceptible to major storm events associated with climate change.	Once considered to be common, the global population of the Ornate Flying Fox has dramatically declined over the last 50 years due to over-hunting, including local commercial harvesting (Brescia 2007; Boissenin and Brescia 2009, 2015; Fossier et al. 2017); the decline continues today. Flannery (1995) reports that its numbers were also drastically reduced in the 1960s by the spread of a disease.	Decreasing	The Ornate Flying Fox is endemic to New Caledonia where it has been recorded from the islands of Lifou, Maré, and New Caledonia (Flannery 1995), it is absent from the island of Ouvéa (Fossier et al. 2017). It appears to range from sea level to around 1,066 m asl. (Sanborn and Nicholson 1950, as referenced in Flannery 1995).	Extensive hunting, including local commercial harvesting (Brescia 2007; Boissenin and Brescia 2009, 2015; Fossier et al.  2017) contributed to a significant decline in the global population. This species is important for traditional use.	Terrestrial	This species has been recorded in protected areas and it is listed on Appendix II of CITES. Local wildlife legislation prohibits the commercial trade in fruit bats and provides a lengthy closed season to hunting. There is a need to further enforce this legislation. Further surveys are needed to identify and protect important sites and habitat for this species. Ongoing studies into its population numbers and trends, degree of utilisation, current status, and ecology are being conducted by IAC (Institut Agronomique néo-Calédonien) (Brescia 2007).	Australasian		FALSE	FALSE	Global	Simmons, N. B., & Cirranello, A. L. (2023). Batnames.org Species List Version 1.4 (1.4). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8136157 	Pteropodidae	Pteropus		ornatus	Gray	1870	0	Cat. Monkeys, Lemurs, Fruit-eating Bats Brit. Mus.	p. 105	Ornate Flying Fox	<b> auratus </b> K. Andersen, 1909.	New Caledonia, Noumea (France).	New Caledonia and Loyalty Isls.	Appendix II	Vulnerable	 ornatus species group; see Almeida et al. (2014). Includes auratus; see Felten (1964b). Also see Sanborn and Nicholson (1950) and Flannery(1995b).	Pteropus ornatus	1004484	23	Ornate Flying Fox		Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	CHIROPTERA	PTEROPODIFORMES	NA	NA	PTEROPODOIDEA	Pteropodidae	PTEROPODINAE	PTEROPODINI	Pteropus	NA	ornatus	J. E. Gray	1870	0	Pteropus_ornatus	Gray, J. E. (1870). Catalogue of monkeys, lemurs, and fruit-eating bats in the collection of the British museum. Printed by order of the Trustees, London, 105.	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/34537#page/117/mode/1up	BM 1859.4.6.1		"New Caledonia."			ornatus J. E. Gray, 1870|auratus K. Andersen, 1909	NA	NA				New Caledonia	Oceania	Australasia/Oceania	VU	0	0	0	Pteropus_ornatus	0	sciname match	Pteropus_ornatus	0	Burgin, C. J., Zijlstra, J. S., Becker, M. A., Handika, H., Alston, J. M., Widness, J., Liphardt, S., Huckaby, D. G., and Upham, N. S. (2025). How many mammal species are there now? Updates and trends in taxonomic, nomenclatural, and geographic knowledge. Journal of Mammalogy in revision: TBD. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.02.27.640393	Pteropus_ornatus	1004484	23	Ornate Flying Fox		Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	Chiroptera	Yinpterochiroptera	NA	NA	Pteropodoidea	Pteropodidae	Pteropodinae	Pteropodini	Pteropus	NA	ornatus	J. E. Gray	0	Pteropus ornatus	Gray, J.E. 1871-01-14. Catalogue of monkeys, lemurs, and fruit-eating bats in the collection of the British Museum. British Museum, London, 137 pp.	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9994622	BMNH:Mamm:1859.4.6.1	holotype	https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1e29b775-0e48-4af6-8570-b59be48503ad	"New Caledonia."			NA	NA				New Caledonia	Oceania (Continent)	Australasia	VU	0	0	0	Pteropus_ornatus	0	sciname match	Pteropus_ornatus	0	Simmons, N. B., & Cirranello, A. L. (2025). Batnames.org Species List Version 1.7 (1.7). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14796586	Pteropodidae	Pteropus		ornatus	Gray	1870	0	Cat. Monkeys, Lemurs, Fruit-eating Bats Brit. Mus.	p. 105	Ornate Flying Fox	auratus  K. Andersen, 1909.	New Caledonia, Noumea (France).	New Caledonia and Loyalty Isls.	<a href='https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php' target='_blank'>Appendix II</a>	<a href='https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18746/22084917/' target='_blank'>Vulnerable</a>	ornatusspecies group; see Almeida et al. (2014). Includes auratus; see Felten (1964b). Also see Sanborn and Nicholson (1950) and Flannery(1995b).		Mammal Diversity Database. (2025). Mammal Diversity Database (Version 2.2) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15007505	NA	Pteropus ornatus; Pteropus ornatus; Pteropus ornatus; Pteropus ornatus; Pteropus ornatus; Pteropus ornatus; ornatus ; auratus; ornatus; auratus; auratus; ornatus; auratus; Roussette ornée; Schmuckflughund; Zorro volador de las islas de la Lealtad; Ornate Flying Fox; Ornate Flying Fox; Ornate Flying Fox; P. ornatus