Desmalopex leucoptera

(Temminck, 1853)

White-winged Flying Fox

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Temminck, C.J. 1853. Esquisses zoologiques sur la côte de Guiné. E. J. Brill, Leiden, 256 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835807

Original name as described

Pteropus leucopterus

Other common names

Mottle-winged Flying Fox

Type material

RMNH.MAM.37855.a, RMNH.MAM.37855.b

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.37855.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.37855.b

Type locality

"îles Philippines."

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Philippines

Taxonomy notes

usually spelt 'leucopterus', but the name is an adjective and Desmalopex is feminine, so the name should be spelt 'leucoptera'; moved from Pteropus to Desmalopex

Taxonomy notes citation

Giannini, N. P., Almeida, F. C., Simmons, N. B., & Helgen, K. M. (2008). The systematic position of Pteropus leucopterus and its bearing on the monophyly and relationships of Pteropus (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae). Acta Chiropterologica, 10(1), 11-20.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004434

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.

Pteropus leucopterus

(Temminck, 1853)

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

leucoptera

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.37855.a, RMNH.MAM.37855.b

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.37855.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.37855.b

Authority page

60

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835807

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

  1. Elera (1895:5, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38853915) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68680)
  2. Hollister (1912:9, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34354161) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15163)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:37) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:122) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1991:42) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  6. Koopman (1993:148) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  7. Koopman (1994:25) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  8. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Pteropus chinensis

(J. E. Gray, 1871)

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

chinensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH (unnumbered)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

111

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9994628

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

  1. Gray (1871:111, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9994628) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/21655)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Spectrum leucopterum

(J. E. Gray, 1871)

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

leucoptera

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

102

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9994619

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Gray (1871:102, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9994619) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/21655)

Desmalopex leucopterus

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

leucoptera

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

125

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #18731) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #18731) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:125) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  4. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18731/22081331) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Desmalopex leucoptera

Mammal Diversity Database, 2024

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

leucoptera

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · unpublished_electronic

Authority page URI

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004434

Name usages

Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004434) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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