Pteropus Erxleben, 1777
Pteropus Erxleben, 1777; Syst. Regn. Anim. : 130
Pteropus Brisson, 1762; in Regnum Animale: (unavailable); TS : Pteropus niger Kerr
Pteropus admiralitatum Thomas, 1894
Solomon Is., Admiralty Is., New Britain, Tabar. See [maps ]
Pteropus admiralitatum Thomas, 1894; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 13 : 293; TL : Bismarck Arch., Admiralty Is.
solomonis
goweri
Pteropus aldabrensis True, 1893
Pteropus aldabrensis True, 1893; Description of a New Species of Fruit Bat, _Pteropus aldabrensis_, from Aldabra Island : 1; TL : Aldabra I.
Pteropus aldabrensis True, 1893; Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 16 : 533 [reprint]; TL : Aldabra I.
Pteropus alecto Temminck, 1837
Sulawesi, N.Australia, E.Australia, Saleyer, Lombok, Bawean, Kangean, Sumba, Savu, S.New Guinea. See [maps ]
Mustalentäväkoira
Pteropus alecto Temminck, 1837; Monogr. Mamm., 2 : 75; TL : Sulawesi, Manado (= Menado)
goulti
Pteropus alecto alecto ; [CoL ]
Pteropus alecto aterrimus ; [CoL ]
Pteropus alecto gouldii ; [CoL ]
Pteropus alecto morio ; [CoL ]
Pteropus alecto ; [CoL ] ; [iNaturalist ]
Pteropus anetianus Gray, 1870 New Hebrides, Banks Is.
Pteropus anetianus Gray, 1870; Cat. Monkeys, Lemurs and Fruit-eating Bats Br. Mus. : 101; TL : New Hebrides, Aneiteum
Pteropus anetianus anetianus ; [CoL ]
Pteropus anetianus aorensis ; [CoL ]
Pteropus anetianus bakeri ; [CoL ]
Pteropus anetianus banksianus ; [CoL ]
Pteropus anetianus eotinus ; [CoL ]
Pteropus anetianus motalavae ; [CoL ]
Pteropus anetianus pastoris ; [CoL ]
Pteropus anetianus ; [CoL ] ; [iNaturalist ]
Pteropus argentatus Gray, 1844 Amboina, Sulawesi?
Pteropus argentatus Gray, 1844; Zool. Voy. H.M.S. "Sulphur", 1 : 30; TL : Moluccas Is., Amboina I.?
?Pteropus arquatus Miller & Hollister, 1921
C.Sulawesi. See [maps ]
Pteropus arquatus Miller & Hollister, 1921; Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 34 : 100; TL : Sulawesi, Koelawi
?Pteropus balutus Hollister, 1913
S.Philippines (Sarangani Is.). See [maps ]
Pteropus balutus Hollister, 1913; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 26 : 111; TL : Serangani, Balut
Pteropus caniceps Gray, 1870
Halmahera, Sangihe, Sulawesi, Sula. See [maps ]
Pteropus caniceps Gray, 1870; Cat. Monkeys, Lemurs and Fruit-eating Bats Br. Mus. : 107; TL : Molucca Is., Halmahera, Batjan
Pteropus dobsoni
Pteropus chrysoproctus Temminck, 1837 Amboina, Buru, Seram, Sangihe
Pteropus chrysoproctus Temminck, 1837; Monogr. Mamm., 2 : 67; TL : Molucca Is., Amboina
Pteropus conspicillatus Gould, 1850
Halmahera, New Guinea, NE.Qeensland. See [maps ]
Silmälasilentäväkoira
Pteropus conspicillatus Gould, 1850; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1849 : 109; TL : Queensland, Fitzroy I.
Pteropus dasymallus Temminck, 1825
Japan (Ryukyu Is., S.Kyushu), Taiwan. See [maps ]
Ryukyu Flying Fox
Pteropus dasymallus Temminck, 1825; Monogr. Mamm., 1 : 180; TL : Japan, Ryukyu Is., Kuchinoerabu I.
daitoensis
Pteropus faunulus Miller, 1902 Nicobar Is.
Pteropus faunulus Miller, 1902; Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 24 : 785; TL : Nicobar Is., Car Nicobar I.
Pteropus fundatus Felten & Kock, 1972 N.New Hebrides (Banks Is.)
Pteropus fundatus Felten & Kock, 1972; Senckenberg. Biol. 53 : 186; TL : New Hebrides, Banks Is., Mota I.
Pteropus giganteus (Brunnich, 1782)
Maldive Is., India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Burma, Andaman Is., Tsinghai. See [maps ]
Intianlentäväkoira
giganteus (Brunnich, 1782); Dyrenes Historie, 1 : 45; TL : Bengal
ariel
Pteropus gilliardi Van Deusen, 1969
Bismarck Arch. (New Britain). See [maps ]
Pteropus gilliardi Van Deusen, 1969; Am. Mus. Novit. 2371 : 5; TL : Bismarck Arch., New Britain, Whiteman Mts., Wild Dog Ridge, ca. 1600m
Pteropus griseus (Geoffroy, 1810)
Timor, Samao Is., Dyampea Is., Bonerato Is., Saleyer Is., Sulawesi, Banda Is., S.Luzon?. See [maps ]
Harmaalentäväkoira
griseus (Geoffroy, 1810); Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 15 : 94; TL : Lesser Sunda Is., Timor
Pteropus mimus
Pteropus griseus griseus ; [CoL ]
Pteropus griseus mimus ; [CoL ]
Pteropus griseus pallidus ; [CoL ]
Pteropus griseus ; [CoL ] ; [iNaturalist ]
Pteropus howensis Troughton, 1931
Solomon Is. (Ontong Java Is.). See [maps ]
Pteropus howensis Troughton, 1931; Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W, 56 : 204; TL : Ontong Java Is.
Pteropus hypomelanus Temminck, 1853
Maldive Is, New Guinea - Indonesia - Vietnam, Thailand, Solomon Is., NE.Australia. See [maps ]
Pteropus hypomelanus Temminck, 1853; Esquisses Zool. sur la Cote de Guine : 61; TL : Molucca Is., Ternate
?Pteropus cagayanus Mearns, 1905; Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 28 : 433; TL : Cagayan Sulu I.,Philippines
?Pteropus enganus Miller, 1906; Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 30 : 822; TL : Pulo Dua, Engano I., off W coast of Sumatra
?Pteropus geminorum Miller, 1903; Smithson. Misc. Coll. 45 : 60; TL : South Twin I., Mergui Arch.
?Pteropus lepidus Miller, 1900; Proc. Wash. Acad. Sci. 2 : 237; TL : Kaju Ara (or Saddle I.), Tambelan Is., South China Sea
Pteropus hypomelanus annectens ; [CoL ]
Pteropus hypomelanus cagayanus ; [CoL ]
Pteropus hypomelanus canus ; [CoL ]
Pteropus hypomelanus condorensis ; [CoL ]
Pteropus hypomelanus enganus ; [CoL ]
Pteropus hypomelanus fretensis ; [CoL ]
Pteropus hypomelanus geminorum ; [CoL ]
Pteropus hypomelanus hypomelanus ; [CoL ] ; [iNaturalist ]
Pteropus hypomelanus lepidus ; [CoL ] ; [iNaturalist ]
Pteropus hypomelanus luteus ; [CoL ]
Pteropus hypomelanus macassaricus ; [CoL ]
Pteropus hypomelanus maris ; [CoL ] ; [iNaturalist ]
Pteropus hypomelanus robinsoni ; [CoL ]
Pteropus hypomelanus simalurus ; [CoL ]
Pteropus hypomelanus tomesii ; [CoL ]
Pteropus hypomelanus ; [CoL ] ; [iNaturalist ]
Pteropus insularis Hombron & Jacquinot, 1842 Truk Is.
Pteropus insularis Hombron & Jacquinot, 1842; Voy. au Pole Sud. .. sur les corvettes L'Astrolabe et la Zelee, 1837-1840, Zoologie: 24; TL : Caroline Is., Truk, Hogoleu
Pteropus lanigera H. Allen, 1890; Proc. Am. Philos. Soc., 28 : 70; TL : Samoa I. [Error]
Pteropus pelagicus insularis ; [CoL ]
Pteropus leucopterus Temminck, 1853
Philippines (Luzon). See [maps ]
Pteropus leucopterus Temminck, 1853; Esquisses Zool. sur la Cote de Guine : 60; TL : Philippines
Pteropus livingstonei Gray, 1866 Comoro Is.
Comoronlentäväkoira
Pteropus livingstonei Gray, 1866; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1866 : 66; TL : Comoro, Anjouan I.
Pteropus lombocensis Dobson, 1878
Alor, Lombok, Flores. See [maps ]
Pteropus lombocensis Dobson, 1878; Cat. Chiroptera Br. Mus. : 34; TL : Lesser Sunda Is., Lombok
Pteropus lombocensis heudei ; [CoL ]
Pteropus lombocensis lombocensis ; [CoL ]
Pteropus lombocensis salottii ; [CoL ]
Pteropus lombocensis ; [CoL ] ; [iNaturalist ]
Pteropus lylei K. Andersen, 1908
Thailand, S.Vietnam. See [maps ]
Pteropus lylei K. Andersen, 1908; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 2 : 367; TL : Thailand, Bangkok
Pteropus macrotis Peters, 1867
New Guinea, Aru Is.. See [maps ]
Suurikorvalentäväkoira
Pteropus macrotis Peters, 1867; Monatsb. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin : 327; TL : Aru Is., Wokam
Pteropus macrotis epularius ; [CoL ]
Pteropus macrotis macrotis ; [CoL ]
Pteropus macrotis ; [CoL ] ; [iNaturalist ]
Pteropus mahaganus Sanborn, 1931
Solomon Is. (Bougainville, Ysabel). See [maps ]
Pteropus mahaganus Sanborn, 1931; Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Publ. Ser. Zool. 2 : 19; TL : Solomons, Ysabel I., Tunnibul
Pteropus mariannus Desmarest, 1822 Palau Is., Mariana Is., Caroline Is., Ryukyu Is.
Mariaanienlentäväkoira
Pteropus mariannus Desmarest, 1822; Encycl. Meth. Mammal., Suppl., 2 : 547; TL : Marianna Is., Guam
loochooensis
pelewensis
ualanus
yapensis
Pteropus mearnsi Hollister, 1913
Philippines (Mindanao, Basilan). See [maps ]
Pteropus mearnsi Hollister, 1913; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 26 : 112; TL : Basilan, Isabella
Pteropus melanopogon Peters, 1867 Aru, Kei, Amboina, Buru, Seram, Banda, Timor Laut, Sangihe
Pteropus melanopogon Peters, 1867; Monatsb. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin : 330; TL : Molucca, Amboina
Pteropus melanotus Blyth, 1863 Nicobar, Engano, Nias, Christmas Is., Andaman Is.
Pteropus melanotus Blyth, 1863; Cat. Mamm. Mus. Asiat. Soc. Calcutta : 20; TL : Nicobar
satyrus
Pteropus molossinus Temminck, 1853 Mortlock Is., Ponape Is.
Pteropus molossinus Temminck, 1853; Esquisses Zool. sur la Cote de Guine : 62; TL : Caroline Is., Ponape
Pteropus neohibernicus Peters, 1876
Bismarck Arch., Admiralty Is., New Guinea, Mysol, Ghebi. See [maps ]
Pteropus neohibernicus Peters, 1876; Monatsb. Presus. Akad. Wiss. Berlin : 317; TL : Bismarck Arch., New Ireland
sepikensis
Pteropus neohibernicus hilli ; [CoL ]
Pteropus neohibernicus neohibernicus ; [CoL ]
Pteropus neohibernicus ; [CoL ] ; [iNaturalist ]
Pteropus niger Kerr, 1792 Reunion, Mauritius
Pteropus niger Kerr, 1792; Anim. Kingdom, 1 : 90; TL : Mascarene Is., Reunion
Pteropus nitendiensis Sanborn, 1930 Santa Cruz Is. (Ndeni)
Pteropus nitendiensis Sanborn, 1930; Am. Mus. Novit. 435 : 2; TL : Solomon Is., Ndeni Isl.
Pteropus ocularis Peters, 1867 Seram, Buru
Pteropus ocularis Peters, 1867; Monatsb. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin : 326; TL : Molucca Is., Seram
Pteropus ornatus Gray, 1870 Loyalty Is., New Caledonia
Pteropus ornatus Gray, 1870; Cat. Monkeys, Lemurs and Fruit-eating Bats Br. Mus. : 105; TL : New Caledonia, Noumea
auratus
Pteropus ornatus auratus ; [CoL ]
Pteropus ornatus ornatus ; [CoL ]
Pteropus ornatus ; [CoL ] ; [iNaturalist ]
Pteropus personatus Temminck, 1825
Halmahera, N.Sulawesi. See [maps ]
Naamarilentäväkoira
Pteropus personatus Temminck, 1825; Monogr. Mamm., 1 : 189; TL : Molucca Is., Ternate
Pteropus personatus acityae ; [CoL ]
Pteropus personatus personatus ; [CoL ]
Pteropus personatus ; [CoL ] ; [iNaturalist ]
Pteropus phaeocephalus Thomas, 1882 Mortlock Is.
Pteropus phaeocephalus Thomas, 1882; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1881 : 756; TL : Caroline Is., Mortlock
Pteropus pilosus K. Andersen, 1908 Palau Is.
Palaunlentäväkoira
Pteropus pilosus K. Andersen, 1908; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 2 : 369; TL : Caroline Is., Palau
Pteropus pohlei Stein, 1933 Irian Jaya (Japen Is.)
Pteropus pohlei Stein, 1933; Z. Saugetierk, 8 : 93; TL : Irian Jaya, Tjenderawasih, Japen Is.
Pteropus poliocephalus Temminck, 1825
E.Australia (Cape York - Victoria). See [maps ]
Harmaapäälentäväkoira
Pteropus poliocephalus Temminck, 1825; Monogr. Mamm., 1 : 179; TL : Australia
Pteropus pselaphon Lay, 1829
Japan (Bonin Is., Volcano Is.). See [maps ]
Pteropus pselaphon Lay, 1829; Zool. J., 4 : 457; TL : Japan, Bonin Is.
Pteropus pumilus Miller, 1911 Miangas Is.
Pteropus pumilus Miller, 1911; Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 38 : 394; TL : Miangas Is.
Pteropus rayneri Gray, 1870
Solomon Is.. See [maps ]
Pteropus rayneri Gray, 1870; Cat. Monkeys, Lemurs and Fruit-eating Bats Br. Mus. : 108; TL : Solomon Is., Guadalcanal
Pteropus cognatus
Pteropus cognatus ; [CoL ] ; [iNaturalist ]
Pteropus rayneri grandis ; [CoL ]
Pteropus rayneri lavellanus ; [CoL ]
Pteropus rayneri monoensis ; [CoL ]
Pteropus rayneri rayneri ; [CoL ]
Pteropus rayneri rubianus ; [CoL ]
Pteropus rayneri ; [CoL ] ; [iNaturalist ]
Pteropus rodricensis Dobson, 1878 Mascarene Is. (Rodrigues I.)
Rodriquezinlentäväkoira
Pteropus rodricensis Dobson, 1878; Cat. Chiroptera Br. Mus. : 36; TL : Mascarene Is., Rodrigues I.
Pteropus rufus Geoffroy, 1803
Madagascar. See [maps ]
Madagaskarinlentäväkoira
Pteropus rufus Geoffroy, 1803; Cat. Mamm. Mus. Nat. Hist. Nat. Paris : 47; TL : Madagascar
Pteropus samoensis Peale, 1848 Fiji, Samoan Is.
Samoanlentäväkoira
Pteropus samoensis nawaiensis ; [CoL ]
Pteropus samoensis samoensis ; [CoL ]
Pteropus samoensis ; [CoL ] ; [iNaturalist ]
Pteropus sanctacrucis Troughton, 1930 Santa Cruz Is.
Pteropus sanctacrucis Troughton, 1930; Rec. Aust. Must. 18 : 3; TL : Solomon Is., Santa Cruz Is., Ndeni I.
Pteropus scapulatus Peters, 1862
Australia, S.New Guinea. See [maps ]
Pteropus scapulatus Peters, 1862; Monatsb. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin : 574; TL : Queensland, Cape York
Pteropus seychellensis Milne-Edwards, 1877 Seychelles, Comoro Is., Aldabra Is.?, Mafia Is.
seychellienlentäväkoira
Pteropus seychellensis Milne-Edwards, 1877; Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris, (7) 2 : 221; TL : Seychelle Is., Mahe I.
?Pteropus comorensis
Pteropus speciosus K. Andersen, 1908
Sibutu, Malanipa, Sulu Arch., Mindanao, Negros, Solombo Besar, Mata Siri. See [maps ]
Pteropus speciosus K. Andersen, 1908; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 2 : 364; TL : Philippines, Malanipa I.
Pteropus subniger (Kerr, 1792) Reunion, Mauritius
subniger (Kerr, 1792); Anim. Kingdom : 91; TL : Mascarene Is., Reunion I.
?Pteropus tablasi Taylor, 1934
Philippines. See [maps ]
Pteropus tablasi Taylor, 1934; Monogr. Bur. Sci. Manila, ? 3 : 169; TL : Philippines, Tablas Is., Odiongan
Pteropus temmincki Peters, 1867 Buru, Amboina, Seram, Bismarck Arch.Timor?
Pteropus temmincki Peters, 1867; Monatsb. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin : 331; TL : Moluccas, Amboina
Pteropus tokudae Tate, 1934 Mariana Is.
Guaminlentäväkoira
Pteropus tokudae Tate, 1934; Am. Mus. Novit., 713 : 1; TL : Mariana Is., Guam
Pteropus tonganus Quoy & Gaimard, 1830 Karkar I., Rennel I. - New Caledonia - Cook Is.
Pteropus tonganus Quoy & Gaimard, 1830; in d'Urville, Voy. "Astrolabe", Zool., 1 : 74; TL : Tonga Is., Tongatapu I.
vanikorensis
geddiei
Pteropus tuberculatus Peters, 1869 Santa Cruz Is. (Vanikoro I.)
Pteropus tuberculatus Peters, 1869; Monatsb. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin : 393; TL : Solomons, Santa Cruz Is., Vanikoro I.
Pteropus vampyrus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Indochina, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Philippines, Lesser Sunda Is.. See [maps ]
Isolentäväkoira
vampyrus (Linnaeus, 1758); Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 31; TL : Java
intermedius
?Pteropus lanensis Mearns, 1905; Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 28 : 432; TL : Pantar, near Lake Lanao, 1907ft, Mindanao
Pteropus intermedius ; [iNaturalist ]
Pteropus vampyrus edulis ; [CoL ]
Pteropus vampyrus lanensis ; [CoL ]
Pteropus vampyrus natunae ; [CoL ]
Pteropus vampyrus pluton ; [CoL ]
Pteropus vampyrus sumatrensis ; [CoL ]
Pteropus vampyrus vampyrus ; [CoL ]
Pteropus vampyrus ; [CoL ] ; [iNaturalist ]
Pteropus vetulus Jouan, 1863 New Caledonia
Pteropus vetulus Jouan, 1863; Mem. Soc. Imp. Sci. Nat. Cherbourg, 9 : 90; TL : New Caledonia
macmillani
Pteropus voeltzkowi Matschie, 1909 Pemba I.
Pteropus voeltzkowi Matschie, 1909; Sitzb. Ges. Naturf. Fr. Berlin : 486; TL : Tanzania, Pemba I., Fufuni
Pteropus woodfordi Thomas, 1888
Solomon Is. (Fauro - Gudalcanal). See [maps ]
Pteropus woodfordi Thomas, 1888; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 1 : 156; TL : Guadalcanal, Aola
?Pteropus baveanus Miller, 1906
Pteropus baveanus Miller, 1906; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 19 : 63; TL : Bawean I., Java Sea, Malay Archipelago
?Pteropus niadicus Miller, 1906
Pteropus niadicus Miller, 1906; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 19 : 64; TL : Teliwaa, Nias I.
Pteropus melanotus niadicus ; [CoL ]
?Pteropus vociferus Peale, 1848
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References:
[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist
[maps]
Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
Some related literature:
[MSOW]; Honacki, Kinnman & Koeppl, 1984
Mammal Species of the World. A taxonomic and geographic reference
Mammal Species of the World
Linnaeus, 1758
Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Clases, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Symonymis, Locis. Tomis I. 10th Edition
Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1
: 1-338,
: 339 -824
Peale, 1848
Mammalia and ornithology in United States exploring expedition, during years 1838-1842, under the command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N.
Mammalia and Ornithology, in U.S. Expl. Exped., 8 : 19-21,23,33,35
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