Pteropus aruensis
W. C. H. Peters, 1867
Aru 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
Peters, W.C.H. 1867. Über die Fiederhunde, Pteropi, und insbesondere über die Arten der Gattung Pteropus s. s. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1867:319-333.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36510593Original name as described
Pteropus melanopogon var. A. aruensis
Type material
ZMB 4962
Type kind
lectotype
Type locality
"Aruinseln [= Aru Islands]," Indonesia.
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Indonesia
IUCN Red List status
Critically Endangered
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