Pteropus dasymallus

Temminck, 1825

Ryukyu 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. 1825. Livraison 5. Pp. 157–204 in Temminck, C.J. 1827. Monographies de Mammalogie. G. Dufour et E. d'Ocagne, Paris, 268 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52681326

Original name as described

Pteropus dasymallus

Other common names

Daito Flying Fox · Erabu Flying Fox · Formosan Flying Fox · Taiwanese Flying Fox · Orii's Flying Fox · Yaeyama Flying Fox

Type material

RMNH.MAM.37842.a, RMNH.MAM.37842.b

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.37842.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.37842.b

Type locality

"Le Japon … les environs de Nangasaki et de Jedo." Restricted by N. Kuroda in 1933 to "Kuchi-no-Erabu [Island], North Riu Kiu [= Ryukyu] Chain," Japan.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Japan · Philippines · Taiwan

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004461

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 rubricollis

von Siebold, 1824

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

rubricollis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

13

Authority publication

book

Name usages

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

Pteropus dasymallus

Temminck, 1825

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

dasymallus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.37842.a, RMNH.MAM.37842.b

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.37842.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.37842.b

Authority page

180

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52681326

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:111, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207579) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Fischer (1829:83) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  3. Gray (1838:503, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40026406) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34750)
  4. Ogilby (1839:lxi, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2912366) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67483)
  5. Lesson (1842:13) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  6. Temminck (1843:12, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53607659) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38350)
  7. Wallace (1880:366) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68070)
  8. Corbet & Hill (1980:36) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  9. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:121) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  10. Corbet & Hill (1991:41) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  11. Koopman (1993:147) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  12. Koopman (1994:22) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  13. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  14. Smith & Xie (2008:332) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  15. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #18722) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  16. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #18722) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  17. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:155) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  18. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004461) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  19. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18722/22080614) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Spectrum dasymallum

(J. E. Gray, 1871)

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

dasymallus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

101

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9994618

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Gray (1871:101, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9994618) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/21655)

Pteropus formosus

P. L. Sclater, 1873

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

formosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1880.11.26.1, BMNH:Mamm:1880.3.25.7

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8cac6978-4cb4-4141-ac3a-f29116119200 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e44683b9-4242-4523-a002-e9f6095efc1a

Authority page

193

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28504410

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Mell (1922:13, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13203408) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68705)
  2. Kuroda (1925:3) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68513)

Pteropus daitoensis

Kuroda, 1921

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

daitoensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

210

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52845485

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Pteropus yamagatai

Kishida, 1929

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

yamagatai

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

Kishida (unnumbered)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

125

Authority publication

Lansania

Name usages

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

Pteropus dasymallus inopinatus

Kuroda, 1933

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

inopinatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

Kuroda collection 550

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

314

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:155) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Pteropus dasymallus yayeyamae

Kuroda, 1933

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

yayeyamae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

Kuroda (unnumbered)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

315

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:155) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

P. d. daitoensis

Koopman, 1994

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

daitoensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

22

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:22) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:155) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

P. d. dasymallus

Koopman, 1994

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

dasymallus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

22

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:22) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:155) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

P. d. formosus

Koopman, 1994

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

formosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

22

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:22) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Smith & Xie (2008:332) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:155) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Pteropus dasymallus daitonensis

Simmons, 2005

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

daitonensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

337

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Simmons (2005:337) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

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