Pteropus aldabrensis

F. W. True, 1893

Aldabra Flying Fox

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

True, F.W. 1893-07-14. Description of a new species of fruit bat, _Pteropus aldabrensis_, from Aldabra Island. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 16(948):533-534.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15780873

Original name as described

Pteropus aldabrensis

Type material

USNM:MAMM:20984 (= USNM:MAMM:A36053), USNM:MAMM:20985 (= USNM:MAMM:A36054)

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/336e5b0a0-a83c-45df-9701-a18b8d22a098 http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3acd402e3-1896-429f-8a20-2f1548db9434

Type locality

"Aldabra Island," Seychelle Islands.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Seychelles

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004449

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 aldabrensis

F. W. True, 1893

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

aldabrensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:20984 (= USNM:MAMM:A36053), USNM:MAMM:20985 (= USNM:MAMM:A36054)

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/336e5b0a0-a83c-45df-9701-a18b8d22a098 http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3acd402e3-1896-429f-8a20-2f1548db9434

Authority page

533

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15780873

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #18714) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #18714) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:159) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004449) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18714/22079192) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

aldabrabensis

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

aldabrabensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

124

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:124) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

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