Syconycteris australis

(W. C. H. Peters, 1867)

Southern Blossom Bat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Peters, W.C.H. 1867. Herpetologische notizen. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1867:13-37.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36510306

Original name as described

Macroglossus minimus var. australis

Other common names

Common Blossom Bat · Eastern Blossom Bat

Type material

ZMB 3292

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia · Papua New Guinea · Australia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004409

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.

Carponycteris crassa

(O. Thomas, 1895)

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

crassa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1895.5.8.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6ffdeb1d-e558-4f19-ac6b-7a5e511cf6ed

Authority page

163

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3859438

Authority publication

Novitates Zoologicae

Syconycteris naias

Andersen, 1911

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

naias

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1896.11.5.29

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2a7b418d-3308-4643-bda8-f9768d8b8e0a

Authority page

643

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22098604

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:43) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Syconycteris crassa keyensis

Andersen, 1911

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

keyensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1899.12.4.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/90384efd-28fc-46e2-a658-494b82b366b9

Authority page

643

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22098604

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Syconycteris crassa major

Andersen, 1911

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

major

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1910.7.25.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/740ddaa7-5729-45be-8514-d788a46bd4e7

Authority page

643

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22098604

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Macroglossus minimus var. australis

(W. C. H. Peters, 1867)

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

australis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 3292

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

13 (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36510306

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Macroglossus papuanus

(Matschie, 1899)

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

papuana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 4699

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

99

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33099197

Authority publication

Berlin

Macroglossus finschi

(Matschie, 1899)

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

finschi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 6270

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

100

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33099198

Authority publication

Berlin

Syconycteris australis

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

australis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

43

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:43) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:127) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #21185) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #21185) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:104) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004409) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21185/209535645) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Syconycteris crassa

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

crassa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

43

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:43) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Syconycteris australis australis

Simmons, 2005

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

australis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:104) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Syconycteris australis crassa

Simmons, 2005

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

crassa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:104) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Syconycteris australis finschi

Simmons, 2005

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

finschi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:104) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Syconycteris australis keyensis

Simmons, 2005

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

keyensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:104) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Syconycteris australis major

Simmons, 2005

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

major

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:104) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Syconycteris australis naias

Simmons, 2005

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

naias

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:104) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Syconycteris australis papuana

Simmons, 2005

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

papuana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:104) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

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