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Pteropus griseus E. Geoffroy 1810

Description

Pteropus griseus E. Geoffroy 1810

Pteropus griseus E. Geoffroy 1810, Ann. Mus. Natn. Hist. Nat. Paris, 15: 94.

Type Locality: Indonesia, Lesser Sunda Isls, Timor.

Vernacular Names: Gray Flying Fox.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Pteropus griseus subsp. griseus E. Geoffroy 1810

Subspecies Pteropus griseus subsp. mimus K. Andersen 1908

Subspecies Pteropus griseus subsp. pallidus Temminck 1825

Distribution: Timor, Samao Isl, Dyampea Isl, Bonerato Isl, Saleyer Isl, Paternoster Isls, Pelang, Isl, Sulawesi, and Banda Isls (Indonesia).

Conservation: CITES – Appendix II. IUCN / SSC Action Plan (1992) – Not Threatened. IUCN 2003 – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: subniger species group. Includes mimus; see Laurie and Hill (1954) and Corbet and Hill (1992). May also include speciosus (here retained as a separate species); see Corbet and Hill (1992). Subspecies limits and allocation are uncertain; see Bergmans (2001).

Notes

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Pteropodidae, pp. 313-350 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 337, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
E. Geoffroy
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Chiroptera
Family
Pteropodidae
Genus
Pteropus
Species
griseus
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Pteropus griseus Geoffroy, 1810 sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005

References

  • Laurie, E. M. O., and J. E. Hill. 1954. List of land mammals of New Guinea, Celebes and adjacent islands 1758 - 1952. British Museum (Natural History) Publications, London, 175 pp.
  • Corbet, G. B., and J. E. Hill. 1992. Mammals of the Indomalayan region. A systematic review. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 488 pp.
  • Bergmans, W. 2001. Notes on distribution and taxonomy of Australasian bats. 1. Pteropodinae and Nyctimeninae (Mammalia, Megachiroptera, Pteropodidae). Beaufortia, 51: 119 - 152.