Taxonomy Profile: Pteropus vampyrus (Linnaeus 1758)

Pteropus vampyrus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Pteropus giganteus
Brünnich 1782
Pteropus intermedius
K Andersen 1908
Vespertilio gigantea
Brünnich 1782
Common Name(s):
Large Flying Fox []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Pteropus vampyrus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Order : Chiroptera
bats |
morcego |
quiróptero |
Family : Pteropodidae
flying foxes |
Old World fruit bats |
megabats |
non-echolocating bats |
Subfamily : Pteropodinae
Old World fruit bats |
Tribe : Pteropodini
Genus : Pteropus
flying foxes |
Species : Pteropus vampyrus
Large Flying Fox |
Pteropus vampyrus Direct Children(s):
Pteropus vampyrus edulis
(E Geoffroy 1810)
Pteropus vampyrus natunae
(K Andersen 1908)
Pteropus vampyrus pluton
(Temminck 1853)
Pteropus vampyrus: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Don E. Wilson
Notes:
Smithsonian Institution, MRC 108 Washington DC 20560-0108
Reference for:
Pteropus vampyrus
Source(s):
Source:
Checklist of CITES species: Index of CITES species
Acquired:
2013-10-30
Notes:
UNEP-WCMC (Comps.) 2013. Checklist of CITES species. CITES Secretariat, Geneva, Switzerland, and UNEP-WCMC, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Available online at http://checklist.cites.org/
Reference for:
Pteropus vampyrus
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2000-01-01 / 2000-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Common Names of Mammals of the World
Page(s):
xiv + 204
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-383-3/
Notes:
With contributions by Bernadette N. Graham, Adam P. Potter, and Mariana M. Upmeyer
Reference for:
Pteropus vampyrus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1992-01-01 / 1993-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
Page(s):
xviii + 1207
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-217-9/
Notes:
Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
Reference for:
Pteropus vampyrus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Simmons, Nancy B. / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Order Chiroptera
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2
Page(s):
312-529
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
Reference for:
Pteropus vampyrus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, D. E., and R. A. Mittermeier, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2019-01-01 / 2019-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Vol. 9: Bats
Page(s):
1008
Publisher:
Lynx Edicions
Publication Place:
Barcelona, Spain
ISBN/ISSN:
978-84-16728190/
Notes:
Reference for:
Pteropus vampyrus
Pteropus vampyrus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Southern Asia
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Pteropus vampyrus: Comments
Comment:
Status: CITES - Appendix II. IUCN/SSC Action Plan (1992) - Not Threatened. IUCN 2003 - Lower Risk (lc)
Comment:
Comments: vampyrus species group. Does not include intermedius; see Corbet and Hill (1992). Reviewed in part by Bates and Harrison (1997). See Kunz and Jones (2000). Subspecies are poorly defined
Comment:
CITES: Appendix II under Pteropus, per 2013 Checklist of CITES species: Index of CITES species published with amendments to the Appendices and changes in standard scientific nomenclature following the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (Bangkok, 2013). For current status see CITES.org