Macroglossus minimus

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1810)

Lesser Long-tongued Blossom Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Pteropodiformes
Superfamily : Pteropodoidea
Family : Pteropodidae
Subfamily : Macroglossusinae
Genus : Macroglossus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, É. 1810. Description des roussettes et des céphalotes, deux nouveaux genres de la famille des chauve-souris. Annales du Muséum d'histoire naturelle 15:86-108.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3546722

Original name as described

Pteropus minimus

Other common names

Dagger-toothed Flower Bat · Dagger-toothed Long-nosed Fruit Bat · Dagger-toothed Long-tongued Blossom Bat · Lesser Long-nosed Fruit Bat · Lesser Long-tongued Fruit Bat · Lesser Long-tongued Nectar Bat · Northern Blossom Bat

Type material

lost (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

Java, Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya · Australasia

Country distribution

Thailand · Vietnam · Cambodia · Malaysia · Singapore · Indonesia · Brunei · Philippines · East Timor · Papua New Guinea · Solomon Islands · Australia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004408

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. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Pteropus minimus

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1810)

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

minimus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

97

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3546722

Authority publication

Annales du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

  1. Wiedemann (1817:132, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14928998) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69430)
  2. Desmarest (1821:111, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39523875) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34459)
  3. Schinz (1821:156, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51528913) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
  4. Fischer (1829:88) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  5. Blainville (1840:100, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57991260) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37123)
  6. Jackson & Groves (2015:232) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Pteropus rostratus

(Horsfield, 1822)

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

rostratus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1860.5.4.25

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ae2f5efa-6008-4cbf-a690-ce503e7e8728 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b9053969-0819-4523-8fdf-2e5775eeab12

Authority page

pl. 11

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47292992

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Desmarest (1822:535, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39521979) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36189)
  2. Schinz (1825:289, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523706) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66129)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Jackson & Groves (2015:232) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Macroglossa Horsfieldii

Lesson, 1827

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

horsfieldii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1860.5.4.25

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ae2f5efa-6008-4cbf-a690-ce503e7e8728 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b9053969-0819-4523-8fdf-2e5775eeab12

Authority page

115

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207583

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:115, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207583) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Jackson & Groves (2015:232) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Macroglossa kiodotes

Lesson, 1827

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

kiodotes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

115

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207583

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:115, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207583) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Jackson & Groves (2015:232) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Macroglossus Cuvieri

Burnett, 1829

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

cuvieri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

269

Authority publication

Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature, and Art

Macroglossa minima

J. E. Gray, 1838

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

minimus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

504

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40026407

Authority publication

Magazine of Zoology and Botany

Name usages

Gray (1838:504, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40026407) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34750)

Macroglossus minimus

C. F. Cuvier, 1842

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

minimus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

2

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518525

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Cuvier (1842:2, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518525) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  2. Smith (1842:119) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  3. Fitzinger (1861:390, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6438323) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39159)
  4. Blyth (1863:21, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534719) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  5. Murray (1866:345, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580341) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  6. Peters (1868:626, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35990148) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67624)
  7. Gray (1871:115, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9994632) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/21655)
  8. Blyth (1875:15, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38674981) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68967)
  9. Collett (1887:845, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10356885) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67854)
  10. Elera (1895:7, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38853917) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68680)
  11. Corbet & Hill (1980:43) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  12. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:116) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  13. Corbet & Hill (1991:48) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  14. Koopman (1993:154) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  15. Koopman (1994:38) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  16. Esselstyn, Widmann & Heaney (2004:281, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35515734) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5880)
  17. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  18. Jackson & Groves (2015:232) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)
  19. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #12594) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  20. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #12594) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  21. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:103) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  22. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004408) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  23. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12594/22027337) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Macroglossus kiodotes

Lesson, 1842

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

kiodotes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

15

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:15) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Macroglossus lagochilus

Matschie, 1899

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

lagochilus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 3248

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

97

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33099195

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Hollister (1912:11, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34354163) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15163)
  2. Lawrence (1939:41, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2775589) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17817)
  3. Sanborn (1952:101, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2785495) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15029)
  4. Laurie & Hill (1954:44, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635622) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)
  5. Davis (1962:34) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16694)
  6. Jackson & Groves (2015:233) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Macroglossus nanus

Matschie, 1899

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

nanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 9308

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

98

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33099196

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Jackson & Groves (2015:232) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Macroglossus Novaeguineae

Matschie in Krieger, 1899

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

novaeguineae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

78

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Jackson & Groves (2015:232) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Kiodotus minimus

(Bonhote, 1901)

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

minimus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

875

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35995205

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Bonhote (1901:875, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35995205) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67682)

Odontonycteris meyeri

(Jentink, 1902)

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

meyeri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MTD B506

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

131, 140

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9657970

Authority publication

Notes from the Leyden Museum

Name usages

  1. Hollister (1912:11, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34354163) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15163)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Jackson & Groves (2015:233) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Macroglossus lagochilus microtus

Andersen, 1911

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

microtus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1888.1.5.14

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e116866d-7218-44d3-a53f-806e20600362

Authority page

642

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22098603

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Laurie & Hill (1954:44, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635622) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Jackson & Groves (2015:233) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Macroglossus lagochilus pygmaeus

Andersen, 1911

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

pygmaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1899.9.10.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/067709c4-7a01-4050-8b30-c5de2d085bdf

Authority page

642

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22098603

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Jackson & Groves (2015:233) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Macroglossus fructivorus

E. H. Taylor, 1934

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

fructivorus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-241777

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-241777

Authority page

125

Authority publication

Monographs of the Bureau of Science

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:43) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:116) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1991:48) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  4. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  5. Jackson & Groves (2015:233) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Macroglossus lagochilus lagochilus

B. Lawrence, 1939

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

lagochilus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

41

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2775589

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

  1. Lawrence (1939:41, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2775589) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17817)
  2. Sanborn (1952:101, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2785495) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15029)
  3. Laurie & Hill (1954:44, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635622) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)

Macroglossus lagochilus nanus

Laurie & J. Edwards Hill, 1954

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

nanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

44

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635622

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Laurie & Hill (1954:44, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635622) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)

M. m. lagochilus

Koopman, 1994

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

lagochilus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

38

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:38) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Jackson & Groves (2015:233) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:103) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

M. m. minimus

Koopman, 1994

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

minimus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

38

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:38) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Jackson & Groves (2015:232) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:103) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

M. m. nanus

Koopman, 1994

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

nanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

38

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:38) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Jackson & Groves (2015:232) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:103) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Macroglossus minimus booensis

Kompanje & Moeliker, 2001

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

booensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NMR 999000000783

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/nmr/nmr-chordata?id=nmr999000000783

Authority page

156

Authority publication

Deinsea

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Jackson & Groves (2015:233) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)
  3. Jackson & Groves (2015:233) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:103) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

horsfieldi

Simmons, 2005

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

horsfieldi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling · notusedas_valid

Authority page

325

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Simmons (2005:325) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Macroglossus minimus pygmaeus

S. Jackson & Groves, 2015

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

pygmaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

233

Authority publication

Clayton South

Name usages

Jackson & Groves (2015:233) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Please send any edits, corrections, or unfilled data (including full citations) to mammaldiversity [at] gmail [dot] com.