Javan tailless fruit bat

The Javan tailless fruit bat (Megaerops kusnotoi) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to Indonesia.

Javan Tailless Fruit Bat
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Pteropodidae
Genus:	Megaerops
Species:	M. kusnotoi
Binomial name
Megaerops kusnotoi Hill & Boeadi, 1978
Javan tailless fruit bat range

The consumption of bushmeat, meat from undomesticated animals, is a big ecological problem in Indonesia, and a threat to bat biodiversity. "Locals eat bats at least once a month, but the frequency increases tenfold around Christian holidays. Approximately 500 metric tons of bats are imported from other provinces, with South Sulawesi, Indonesia as the main provider at 38%." These high levels of excessive hunting and consumption of bats has made them become the most endangered species in Indonesia.^[2]

References

1. Waldien, D.L.; Wiantoro, S. (2021). "Megaerops kusnotoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T12945A22024115. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T12945A22024115.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
2. Sheherazade; Tsang, Susan M. (2015). "Quantifying the bat bushmeat trade in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, with suggestions for conservation action". Global Ecology and Conservation. 3: 324–330. Bibcode:2015GEcoC...3..324S. doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2015.01.003. PMC 7185848. PMID 32363220.