Pteropus cognatus

Andersen, 1908

Makira 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

Andersen, K.C. 1908-10-01. Twenty new forms of Pteropus. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)2(10):361-370.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22071134

Original name as described

Pteropus cognatus

Other common names

Dusky Flying Fox

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1855.11.7.9

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/53cf6450-1707-4b2c-830d-cd571593aebf

Type locality

"San Christoval [= San Cristobal Island], S.E. Solomon Islands."

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Solomon Islands

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004458

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 cognatus

Andersen, 1908

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

cognatus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1855.11.7.9

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/53cf6450-1707-4b2c-830d-cd571593aebf

Authority page

365

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22071134

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:36) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:152) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004458) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136397/22014516) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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