Pteropus alecto

Temminck, 1837

Black 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

Temminck, C.J. 1837. Livraison 2. Pp. 49–140 in Temminck, C.J. 1835-1841. Monographies de Mammalogie. Tome second. C. C. van der Hoek, Leiden, 392 pp.

Authority publication link

https://archive.org/details/monographiedema00temmgoog

Original name as described

Pteropus alecto

Other common names

Central Flying Fox

Type material

RMNH.MAM.33643

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"le district de Menado dans l'île Célèbes [= North Sulawesi]," Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia · Papua New Guinea · Australia

Taxonomy notes

includes banakrisi

Taxonomy notes citation

Helgen, K. M. (2004). On the identity of flying-foxes, genus Pteropus (Mammalia: Chiroptera), from islands in the Torres Strait, Australia. Zootaxa, 780(1), 1-14.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004450

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.

Pteropus morio

Andersen, 1908

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

morio

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1898.11.3.15

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/68ee21a8-f7d3-447d-ae53-4eb73e8611ca

Authority page

369

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22071138

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Pteropus banakrisi

G. C. Richards & L. S. Hall, 2002

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

banakrisi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

QM JM8648

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://collections.qm.qld.gov.au/objects/VE97298/pteropus-banakrisi

Authority page

69

Authority publication

Australian Zoologist

Name usages

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

Pteropus alecto

Temminck, 1837

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

alecto

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.33643

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

75

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:13) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:36) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:120) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #18715) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #18715) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:144) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004450) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18715/22080057) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Pteropus baveanus

G. S. Miller, 1906

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

baveanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:125482

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37eec5d0e-4245-480b-afab-a6e98fc7ea3d

Authority page

63

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2348085

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Pteropus aterrimus

Matschie, 1899

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

aterrimus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 2631

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

17

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33099133

Authority publication

Berlin

Pteropus Gouldii

W. C. H. Peters, 1868

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

gouldii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 3408, ZMB 3409

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

703

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36510982

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Pteropus alecto alecto

Simmons, 2005

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

alecto

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 (2019:144) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Pteropus alecto aterrimus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

aterrimus

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 (2019:144) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Pteropus alecto gouldi

Simmons, 2005

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

gouldi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

335

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Simmons (2005:335) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Pteropus alecto morio

Simmons, 2005

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

morio

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Pteropus alecto gouldii

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

gouldii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

144

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:144) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Pteropus aterrimus

Temminck, 1846

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

aterrimus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

333

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

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

Pteropus alecton

Temminck, 1853

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

alecton

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

58

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835805

Authority publication

Leiden

Pteropus nicobaricus

Heude, 1897

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

nicobaricus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

176 (footnote)

Authority publication

Mémoires concernant l'histoire naturelle de l'empire chinois

Name usages

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

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