Nesonycteris fardoulisi

(Flannery, 1993)

Fardoulis's Blossom Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Pteropodiformes
Superfamily : Pteropodoidea
Family : Pteropodidae
Subfamily : Pteropodinae
Tribe : Melonycterini
Genus : Nesonycteris

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Flannery, T.F. 1993-03-19. Revision of the genus Melonycteris (Pteropodidae: Mammalia). Records of the Australian Museum 45(1):59-80.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.45.1993.130

Original name as described

Melonycteris fardoulisi

Type material

AM M.18833

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"secondary forest near Sesena Village (8°31'S 162°05'E), altitude 100–200 m, Makira [= San Cristobal Island], Solomon Islands."

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Solomon Islands

Taxonomy notes

previously included N. maccoyi and N. mengermani; moved from Melonycteris to Nesonycteris

Taxonomy notes citation

Almeida, F. C., Simmons, N. B., & Giannini, N. P. (2020). A Species-level Phylogeny of Old World Fruit Bats with a New Higher-level Classification of the Family Pteropodidae. American Museum Novitates, 2020(3950), 1-24. · Lavery, T. H., DeCicco, L. H., Olson, K. V., Holland, P. S., & Moyle, R. G. (2023). Phylogeography of Solomon Islands blossom bats reflects oceanic divides and Pleistocene connections. Journal of Biogeography, 00, 1-12.

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004432

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.

Melonycteris fardoulisi

(Flannery, 1993)

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

fardoulisi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AM M.18833

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

68

Authority publication

Records of the Australian Museum

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Melonycteris fardoulisi fardoulisi

(Simmons, 2005)

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

fardoulisi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Nesonycteris fardoulisi

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

fardoulisi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

130

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:130) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004432) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  3. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13141/21978862) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Nesonycteris fardoulisi fardoulisi

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

fardoulisi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

130

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:130) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

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