Pteropus vampyrus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Large 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

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033823

Original name as described

Vespertilio vampyrus

Other common names

Andersen's Flying Fox

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1867.4.12.325

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0fc426b8-916f-4642-94ed-210c345f8e39

Type locality

"Asia." Restricted by K. Andersen in 1912 to "Java," Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya · Australasia

Country distribution

China? · Myanmar · Cambodia · Vietnam · Thailand · Malaysia · Singapore · Indonesia · Brunei · Philippines · East Timor

Taxonomy notes

includes the name giganteus (that species is now known as P. medius); P. intermedius has been included under this species or under P. medius, but the species is tentatively recognized as distinct here until further research is done

Taxonomy notes citation

Mlíkovský, J. (2012). Correct name for the Indian flying fox (Pteropodidae). Vespertilio, 16, 203-4.

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004507

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. 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 pteronotus

Dobson, 1878

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

pteronotus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1856.11.17.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/37fcd5e4-a7e7-4568-aa08-0a9979f27354

Authority page

48

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37695114

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

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

Vespertilio vampyrus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

vampyrus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1867.4.12.325

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0fc426b8-916f-4642-94ed-210c345f8e39

Authority page

31

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033823

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

Cuvier (1797:104, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637186) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)

Vespertilio gigantea

(Brünnich, 1782)

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

giganteus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1867.4.12.325

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0fc426b8-916f-4642-94ed-210c345f8e39

Authority page

43

Authority publication

Copenhagen

Vespertilio caninus

(Blumenbach, 1797)

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

caninus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1867.4.12.325

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0fc426b8-916f-4642-94ed-210c345f8e39

Authority page

73

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44308386

Authority publication

Göttingen

Name usages

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

Pteropus vampyrus natunae

Andersen, 1908

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

natunae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1895.11.8.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/80741176-4768-4fa6-bcb0-a87e807f1ce4

Authority page

369

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22071138

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:158) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Pteropus vampyrus malaccensis

Andersen, 1908

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

malaccensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.10.4.7

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1d7c4e6c-c0d8-43b7-96e9-1b7e5449cf4f

Authority page

368

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22071137

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Pteropus vampyrus kopangi

Kuroda, 1933

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

kopangi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

Kuroda collection 1234

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

339

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

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

Pteropus edulis

É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1810

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

edulis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1996-2123

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1996-2123

Authority page

90

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3546695

Authority publication

Annales du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:108, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207576) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Lesson (1842:12) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Smith (1842:116) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  4. Layard (1851:405, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13788005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67277)
  5. Fitzinger (1855:124) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65926)
  6. Blyth (1863:20, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534720) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Pteropus pluton

Temminck, 1853

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

pluton

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.37913.a, RMNH.MAM.37913.b, RMNH.MAM.37914.a, RMNH.MAM.37914.b, RMNH.MAM.37915.a, RMNH.MAM.37915.b

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.37913.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.37913.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.37914.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.37914.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.37915.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.37915.b

Authority page

56

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835803

Authority publication

Leiden

Pteropus Sumatrensis

Ludeking, 1862

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

sumatrensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.37923.a, RMNH.MAM.37923.b, RMNH.MAM.37924.a, RMNH.MAM.37924.b

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.37923.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.37923.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.37924.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.37924.b

Authority page

46

Authority publication

Geneeskundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch-Indië

Pteropus lanensis

Mearns, 1905

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

lanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:123291

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3bac81c05-9aaa-4ff8-8b28-3129b07ef23b

Authority page

432

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15393048

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Pteropus funereus

Temminck, 1837

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

funereus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 2629, RMNH (no numbers given)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

63

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:12) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Pteropus Vampyrus

Erxleben, 1777

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

vampyrus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

130

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872927

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:130, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872927) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Illiger (1815:102, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080958) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:38) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:125) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  6. Smith & Xie (2008:332) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #18766) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #18766) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:158) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004507) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18766/22088824) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Pteropus giganteus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

giganteus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

37

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:37) (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. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:384) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  5. Smith & Xie (2008:332) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Pteropus vampyrus edulis

Simmons, 2005

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

edulis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:158) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Pteropus giganteus giganteus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

giganteus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Pteropus vampyrus lanensis

Simmons, 2005

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

lanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:158) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Pteropus vampyrus pluton

Simmons, 2005

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

pluton

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:158) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Pteropus vampyrus sumatrensis

Simmons, 2005

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

sumatrensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:158) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Pteropus vampyrus vampyrus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

vampyrus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:158) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Vespertilio celaeno

(Hermann, 1804)

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

celaeno

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

13

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13419921

Authority publication

Strasbourg

Name usages

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

La Roussette kalou

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1810)

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

kalou

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notintendedasascientific_name

Authority page

91

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3546696

Authority publication

Annales du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

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

Pteropus javanicus

A. G. Desmarest, 1821

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

javanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

109

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39523873

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:108, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207576) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Blyth (1853:411, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40267897) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67348)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Pteropus Pluto

J. A. Wagner, 1855

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

pluto

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

595

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31544702

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Eunycteris phaiops

(J. E. Gray, 1871)

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

phaiops

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

113

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9994630

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

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

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