Pteropus melanotus

E. Blyth, 1863

Black-eared 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

Blyth, E. 1863. Catalogue of the Mammalia in the Museum Asiatic Society. Savielle & Cranenburgh, Calcutta, 187 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534720

Original name as described

Pteropus melanotus

Other common names

Blyth's Flying Fox · Christmas Island Flying Fox

Type material

ZSI 15643, ZSI 15644

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

"Nicobar Islands," India.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Andaman and Nicobar Islands · Indonesia · Christmas Island

Taxonomy notes

tentatively includes natalis, which is occasionally considered a distinct species, although P. melanotus as currently defined is likely a species complex

Taxonomy notes citation

Phalen, D. N., Hall, J., Ganesh, G., Hartigan, A., Smith, C., De Jong, C., ... & Rose, K. (2017). Genetic diversity and phylogeny of the Christmas Island flying fox (Pteropus melanotus natalis). Journal of Mammalogy, 98(2), 428-437.

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004478

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 edulis

E. Blyth, 1846

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

edulis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

367

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40122912

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

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

Pachysoma giganteum

(Fitzinger, 1861)

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

giganteum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

390

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6438323

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Fitzinger (1861:390, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6438323) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39159)

Pteropus nicobaricus

Fitzinger, 1861

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

nicobaricus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

389

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6438322

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

  1. Fitzinger (1861:389, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6438322) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39159)
  2. Murray (1866:345, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580341) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Pteropus melanotus

E. Blyth, 1863

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

melanotus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 15643, ZSI 15644

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

20

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534720

Authority publication

Calcutta

Name usages

  1. Blyth (1863:20, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534720) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  2. Murray (1866:345, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580341) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:37) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:123) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1991:42) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  6. Koopman (1993:149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  7. Koopman (1994:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  8. Bates & Harrison (1997:17) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27903)
  9. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #18740) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #18740) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  12. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:143) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004478) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  14. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18740/22082634) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Pteropus nicobaricus

Zelebor, 1868

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

nicobaricus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

11

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48109789

Authority publication

Vienna

Name usages

  1. Bonhote (1901:875, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35995205) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67682)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Pteropus tytleri

Dobson, 1874

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

tytleri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

3

Authority publication

book

Pteropus natalis

O. Thomas, 1887

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

natalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1887.4.26.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/078b7eff-dd89-4aec-9b42-def3e3c418c9

Authority page

511

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28700452

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Andrews (1900:23, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36497272) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69215)
  2. Jackson & Groves (2015:240) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)
  3. Jackson & Groves (2015:240) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Pteropus modiglianii

O. Thomas, 1894

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

modiglianii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1894.1.7.1, MSNG (no number given)

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/fdd3e6e8-a495-4bb2-bc08-70a2e56870af

Authority page

106

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7940146

Authority publication

Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova

Pteropus niadicus

G. S. Miller, 1906

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

niadicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:141233

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a8c8524a-1924-403a-b78e-e416e1f8cd62

Authority page

64

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2348084

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Pteropus tytleri

G. E. Mason, 1908

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

tytleri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

162

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35163941

Authority publication

Records of the Indian Museum

P. m. melanotus

Koopman, 1994

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

melanotus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

24

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:143) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

P. m. modiglianii

Koopman, 1994

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

modiglianii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

24

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

P. m. natalis

Koopman, 1994

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

natalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

24

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:143) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

P. m. niadicus

Koopman, 1994

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

niadicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

24

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:143) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

P. m. tytleri

Koopman, 1994

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

tytleri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

24

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:143) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

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