Eonycteris spelaea

(Dobson, 1871)

Lesser 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

Dobson, G.E. 1871. Description of four new species of Malayan bats, from the collection of Dr. Stoliczka. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 40(3):260-267.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35631125

Original name as described

Macroglossus spelaeus

Other common names

Cave Nectar Bat · Common Dawn Bat · Common Nectar Bat · Dobson's Long-tongued Fruit Bat

Type material

ZSI 15618

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Penang, Moulmein, the Nicobar and Andaman Islands." Restricted by K. Andersen in 1912 to "Farm Caves, Moulmein [= Mwalamyaing, Myanmar]."

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya · Palearctic · Australasia

Country distribution

India · Nepal · Myanmar · China · Vietnam · Laos · Cambodia · Thailand · Malaysia · Singapore · Andaman and Nicobar Islands · Indonesia · Brunei · Philippines · East Timor

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004515

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. 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.

Eonycteris spelaea glandifera

B. Lawrence, 1939

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

glandifera

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:35159

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:35159

Authority page

38

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2775586

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:83) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Eonycteris spelaea winnyae

Maharadatunkamsi & D. J. Kitchener, 1997

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

winnyae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MZB 16004

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

163

Authority publication

Treubia

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:83) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Callinycteris rosenbergii

(Jentink, 1889)

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

rosenbergii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.27427.a, RMNH.MAM.27427.b

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.27427.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.27427.b

Authority page

210

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9637123

Authority publication

Notes from the Leyden Museum

Macroglossus spelaeus

(Dobson, 1871)

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

spelaea

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 15618

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

261

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35631125

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Eonycteris rosenbergi

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

rosenbergi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

42

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:42) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:114) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Eonycteris spelaea

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

spelaea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

42

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:42) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:114) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Smith & Xie (2008:330) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #7787) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #7787) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:83) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004515) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/7787/22128326) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Eonycteris spelaea rosenbergii

Simmons, 2005

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

rosenbergii

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 (2019:83) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Eonycteris spelaea spelaea

Simmons, 2005

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

spelaea

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 (2019:83) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Eonycteris bernsteini

Tate, 1942

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

bernsteini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

345

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Macroglossus spelaea

(Khajuria, Y. Chaturvedi, & Ghoshal, 1977)

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

spelaea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

10

Authority publication

Records of the Zoological Survey of India, Occasional Paper

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