Pteropus pelagicus

von Kittlitz, 1836

Chuuk 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

Kittlitz, H. von. 1836. Observations zoologiques faites pendant l'expédition de la corvette Le Séniavine. Pp. 237–358 in Postels, A. (eds.). Voyage autour du monde, exécuté par ordre de Sa Majesté l'Empéreur Nicolas Ier, sur la corvette Le Séniavine, dans les années 1826, 1827, 1828 et 1829, par Frédéric Lutké. Tome troisième. Firmin Didot frères, Paris, 352 pp.

Authority publication link

https://archive.org/details/cihm_18470/page/n261/mode/1up

Original name as described

Pteropus pelagicus

Other common names

Seaside Flying Fox

Type material

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Lukunor Atoll, Mortlock Islands, Chuuk State, Federate States of Micronesia.

Biogeographic realm

Oceania (Biorealm)

Country distribution

Micronesia

Taxonomy notes

previously known as insularis, but the name older pelagicus was recently unearthed and is now used for this species since it has nomenclatural priority

Taxonomy notes citation

Buden, D. W., Helgen, K. M., & Wiles, G. J. (2013). Taxonomy, distribution, and natural history of flying foxes (Chiroptera, Pteropodidae) in the Mortlock Islands and Chuuk State, Caroline Islands. ZooKeys, (345), 97. · Wilson, D. E. & Mittermeier, R. A.Handbook of the Mammals of the World. 9. Bats. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004485

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 pelagicus

von Kittlitz, 1836

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

pelagicus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

298

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Kittlitz (1836:298) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68440)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #18730) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #18730) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004485) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/85043053/22081930) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Pteropus insularis

Jacquinot & Pucheran, 1853

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

insularis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1996-2112

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1996-2112

Authority page

24

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43560936

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Elera (1895:6, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38853916) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68680)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:37) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:122) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1991:42) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  5. Koopman (1993:147) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  6. Koopman (1994:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  7. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Pteropus phaeocephalus

O. Thomas, 1883

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

phaeocephalus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1882.10.27.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/acc2ad40-6953-42cd-96e2-6c0520cd7419

Authority page

756

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28679196

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Elera (1895:5, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38853915) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68680)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:37) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:123) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1991:42) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  5. Koopman (1993:149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  6. Koopman (1994:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

Pteropus lanigera

H. Allen, 1890

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

laniger

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:19066 (= USNM:MAMM:A37815)

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35110b247-2847-4791-873e-e5827a9fbd3f

Authority page

70

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6518045

Authority publication

Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society

Name usages

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

Pteropus insularis insularis

Simmons, 2005

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

insularis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Pteropus insularis phaeocephalus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

phaeocephalus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Pteropus pelagicus insularis

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

insularis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

139

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Pteropus pelagicus pelagicus

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

pelagicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

139

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

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