Notopteris macdonaldii

J. E. Gray, 1859

Fijian Long-tailed Fruit Bat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gray, J.E. 1859-06. Notice of Notopteris, a new genus of pteropine bat from the Feejee Islands. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1859(1):36-38.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44707249

Original name as described

Notopteris macdonaldii

Other common names

Fijian Blossom Bat · Long-tailed Blossom Bat · Long-tailed Fruit Bat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1858.12.27.5, BMNH:Mamm:1858.12.27.6

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4575ca7e-ab0a-4887-bdd5-68453a253c6e https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f0f5a4eb-1165-4ead-8bfe-83025158fddd

Type locality

"The Island of Viti Levu, Feejees [= Fiji]."

Biogeographic realm

Australasia · Oceania (Biorealm)

Country distribution

Vanuatu · Fiji

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004412

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.

Notopteris macdonaldii

J. E. Gray, 1859

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

macdonaldii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1858.12.27.5, BMNH:Mamm:1858.12.27.6

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4575ca7e-ab0a-4887-bdd5-68453a253c6e https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f0f5a4eb-1165-4ead-8bfe-83025158fddd

Authority page

38

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44707249

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:125) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004412) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  3. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14876/22023433) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Notopteris macdonaldi

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

macdonaldi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

43

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:43) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:118) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14876) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14876) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

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