Cynopterus minutus

G. S. Miller, 1906

Minute Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Photographed in a portable flight studio at capture location. Also as Forest Short-nosed Fruit Bat|Minute Fruit Bat.
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Location:Malaysia, Sabah state, Tawau hillsDate taken:Feb 20, 2024

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 7261

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Yinpterochiroptera
Superfamily : Pteropodoidea
Family : Pteropodidae
Subfamily : Cynopterinae
Tribe : Cynopterini
Genus : Cynopterus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Miller, G.S., Jr. 1906-05-01. Seven new Malayan bats. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 19:61-65.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2348085

Original name as described

Cynopterus minutus

Other common names

Forest Short-nosed Fruit Bat · Minute Fruit Bat

Type material

USNM:MAMM:141240

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3cf637016-7413-44cf-9c1b-641ae5f02793

Type locality

Nias Island, Sumatra.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Indonesia · Malaysia · Brunei

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004377

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 2 names and synonyms.

Cynopterus minutus

G. S. Miller, 1906

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

minutus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:141240

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3cf637016-7413-44cf-9c1b-641ae5f02793

Authority page

63

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2348085

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136423) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136423) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:67) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004377) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136423/21985433) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Cynopterus brachyotis minutus

Chasen, 1940

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

minutus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

26

Authority publication

Bulletin of Raffles Museum

Name usages

  1. Chasen (1940:26) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5889)
  2. Hill (1983:121, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2356767) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1697)
  3. Koopman (1994:32) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

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