Distribution of the Yaeyama flying-fox Pteropus dasymallus yayeyamae Kuroda, 1933 (Chiroptera : Pteropodidae) on the Miyako Islands

Distribution of the Yaeyama flying-fox, Pteropus dasymallus yayeyamae, was surveyed in October 2012 on the Miyako Islands (Miyako-jima, Ikema-jima, Ohgami-jima, Kurima-jima, Irabu-jima and Shimoji-shima). It was confirmed that P. d. yayeyamae inhabits all six islands including Ikema-jima, Ohgami-jima and Shimoji-shima, which all had no previous record of either direct observation or ejecta pellet of P. d. yayeyamae.2012年10月に, 宮古島, 池間島, 大神島, 来間島, 伊良部島, 下地島におけるヤエヤマオオコウモリPteropus dasymallus yayeyamae の生息状況を調査した. これまで記録のない池間島，大神島，下地島を含む6島すべてで, ペリットの発見もしくは個体の直接観察によってオオコウモリの生息を確認することができた

A new record of the Ryukyu flying-fox Pteropus dasymallus Temminck, 1825 (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) from Kume-jima Island

Ejecta pellets of the Ryukyu flying-fox, Pteropus dasymallus, were found in January 2013 on Kume-jima Island for the first time, followed by direct observation of P. dasymallus in February 2013.沖縄県久米島において2013年1月にクビワオオコウモリのペリットを確認し, さらに同年2月には複数頭の姿を確認した

A new record of the Ryukyu flying-fox Pteropus dasymallus Temminck, 1825 (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) from Aguni-jima Island

Ejecta pellets of the Ryukyu flying-fox,Pteropus dasymallus, were found in January 2012 on Aguni-jima Island for the first time. Subsequently, additional ejecta pellets were discovered several times, followed by direct observation of P. dasymallus in January 2013.沖縄諸島粟国島で, 2012年1月以来, 断続的にクビワオオコウモリのペリットが発見され, 2013年1月には複数頭の姿を確認した