Pteropus faunulus

G. S. Miller, 1902

Nicobar 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

Miller, G.S., Jr. 1902-05-29. The mammals of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 24(1269):751-795.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15782667

Original name as described

Pteropus faunulus

Type material

USNM:MAMM:111730

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ef8b834f-f971-4643-b459-2557dc032774

Type locality

"Car Nicobar [Island]," Nicobar Islands, India.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004463

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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 faunulus

G. S. Miller, 1902

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

faunulus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:111730

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ef8b834f-f971-4643-b459-2557dc032774

Authority page

785

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15782667

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:36) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:121) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #18723) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #18723) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:147) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004463) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18723/22080230) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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