Pteropus pohlei

G. Stein, 1933

Geelvink Bay 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

Stein, G. 1933-04-24. Weitere Mitteilungen zur Systematik papuanischer Säuger. Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde 8(2):87-95.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45342796

Original name as described

Pteropus pohlei

Other common names

Geelvink Bay Fruit Bat · Yapen Flying Fox

Type material

ZMB 44688

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Yapen Island, Province of Papua, Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004489

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 pohlei

G. Stein, 1933

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

pohlei

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 44688

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

93

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45342796

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:37) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:123) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #18750) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #18750) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:145) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004489) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18750/22085786) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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