Penthetor lucasii

(Dobson, 1880)

Lucas's Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Pteropodiformes
Superfamily : Pteropodoidea
Family : Pteropodidae
Subfamily : Cynopterinae
Tribe : Balionycterini
Genus : Penthetor

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Dobson, G.E. 1880-08-01. Description of a new species of Cynopterus (Ptenochirus) from Saráwak. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (5)6(32):163-164.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25170388

Original name as described

Cynopterus (Ptenochirus) Lucasii

Other common names

Dusky Fruit Bat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1880.8.13.1

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Saráwak, Borneo," Malaysia.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Thailand · Malaysia · Singapore · Indonesia · Brunei

Taxonomy notes

often spelt with only one 'i', but the original description has two, which is what is used here

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004370

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Cynopterus (Ptenochirus) Lucasii

(Dobson, 1880)

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

lucasii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1880.8.13.1

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

163

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25170388

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Penthetor lucasi suyantoi

Maryanto, 2003

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

suyantoi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MZB 16700

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

60

Authority publication

Tropical Biodiversity

Penthetor lucasii

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

lucasii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

78

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:78) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004370) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Penthetor lucasii suyantoi

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

suyantoi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

78

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:78) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Penthetor lucasi

Andersen, 1912

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

lucasi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

669

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8410114

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:41) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:119, 120) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #16563) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #16563) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16563/22055450) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Cynopterus (Ptenochirus) lucasi

(Chasen, 1940)

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

lucasi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

28

Authority publication

Bulletin of Raffles Museum

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