Eonycteris robusta

G. S. Miller, 1913

Philippine Dawn Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Pteropodiformes
Superfamily : Pteropodoidea
Family : Pteropodidae
Subfamily : Rousettinae
Tribe : Eonycterini
Genus : Eonycteris

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Miller, G.S., Jr. 1913-03-22. A new pteropine bat from Luzon. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 26:73-74.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3337785

Original name as described

Eonycteris robusta

Other common names

Philippine Nectar Bat

Type material

USNM:MAMM:175849

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3dd4d39e9-1a92-4e2f-93dc-03d719dec2b2

Type locality

"cave at Montalban [Rizal Province], Luzon, Philippine Islands."

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Philippines

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004514

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.

Eonycteris robusta

G. S. Miller, 1913

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

robusta

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:175849

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3dd4d39e9-1a92-4e2f-93dc-03d719dec2b2

Authority page

73

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3337785

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Lawrence (1939:38, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2775586) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17817)
  2. Sanborn (1952:101, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2785495) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15029)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:42) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1991:48) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  5. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  6. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:388) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136768) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136768) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:84) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004514) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136768/22036300) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Eonycteris longicauda

E. H. Taylor, 1934

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

longicauda

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-241751

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-241751

Authority page

131

Authority publication

Monographs of the Bureau of Science

Name usages

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

E. m. robusta

Koopman, 1994

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

robusta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

38

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Koopman (1994:38) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

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