Pteropus chrysoproctus

Temminck, 1837

South Moluccan Flying Fox

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Yinpterochiroptera
Superfamily : Pteropodoidea
Family : Pteropodidae
Subfamily : Pteropodinae
Tribe : Pteropodini
Genus : Pteropus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Temminck, C.J. 1837. Livraison 2. Pp. 49–140 in Temminck, C.J. 1835-1841. Monographies de Mammalogie. Tome second. C. C. van der Hoek, Leiden, 392 pp.

Authority publication link

https://archive.org/details/monographiedema00temmgoog

Original name as described

Pteropus chrysoproctus

Other common names

Ambon Flying Fox

Type material

RMNH.MAM.37984, RMNH.MAM.37985, RMNH.MAM.37986, RMNH.MAM.37987, RMNH.MAM.37988, ZMB 2626

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.37984.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.37984.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.37985.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.37985.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.37986.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.37986.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.37987.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.37987.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.37988.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.37988.b

Type locality

Ambon, Maluku Islands, Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004457

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.

Total: 3 names and synonyms.

Pteropus chrysoproctus

Temminck, 1837

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

chrysoproctus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.37984, RMNH.MAM.37985, RMNH.MAM.37986, RMNH.MAM.37987, RMNH.MAM.37988, ZMB 2626

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.37984.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.37984.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.37985.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.37985.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.37986.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.37986.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.37987.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.37987.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.37988.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.37988.b

Authority page

67

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

Lesson (1842:13) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
Trouessart (1897:80, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40404760) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59283)
Trouessart (1904:49, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422835) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Laurie & Hill (1954:36, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635630) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)
Corbet & Hill (1980:36) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:121) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:41) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Koopman (1993:146) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
Koopman (1994:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #18720) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #18720) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004457) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/99688187/22078625) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Pteropus argentatus

J. E. Gray, 1843

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

argentatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

194

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53729945

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

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

Pteropus argentatus

J. E. Gray, 1844

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

argentatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1842.11.22.26

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/60f446b5-5fab-42f3-b28d-9b157aab0085

Authority page

30

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40020015

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Gray (1844:30, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40020015) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57405)
Gray (1871:106, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9994623) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/21655)
Laurie & Hill (1954:34, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635632) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)
Corbet & Hill (1980:36) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:121) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:41) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Koopman (1993:146) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
Koopman (1994:23) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #18717) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #18717) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

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