Pteropus pelewensis
Andersen, 1908
Palau 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/22071133Original name as described
Pteropus pelewensis
Other common names
Pelew Flying Fox · Yap Flying Fox
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1874.10.5.8
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/35064bf5-86bd-4506-923c-757483805a2aType locality
"Pelew Islands [= Republic of Palau]," western chain of the Caroline Islands, Micronesia.
Biogeographic realm
Oceania (Biorealm)
Country distribution
Palau
Taxonomy notes
includes yapensis
Taxonomy notes citation
Almeida, F.C., Giannini, N.P., Simmons, N.B., Helgen, K.M. 2014. Each flying fox on its own branch: a phylogenetic tree for Pteropus and related genera (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae). Molecular Phlyogenetics and Evolution 77: 83-95.
IUCN Red List status
Vulnerable
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