Taxonavigation

Familia: Pteropodidae
Subfamilia: Pteropodinae
Tribus: Pteropodini
Subtribus: Pteropodina
Genus: Pteropus
Species: P. vampyrus
Subspecies: P. v. edulis – P. v. lanensis – P. v. natunae – P. v. pluton – P. v. sumatrensis – P. v. vampyrus

Name

• Pteropus vampyrus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Original combination: Vespertilio vampyrus
  • Type locality: Indonesia, Java.

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp  DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 : 31.
• Pteropus vampyrus in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• Conservation status: IUCN Red List
• Pteropus vampyrus Report on ITIS

Distribution

• Vietnam, Burma, Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Philippines, Sumatra, Java, and Lesser Sunda Islands, adjacent small islands including Anak Krakatau

Vernacular names

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