Authority citation: Thomas, O. 1893-05-01. On some new Bornean mammalia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)11(65):341-347.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24344683
Original name as described: Cynopterus maculatus
Nominal names: maculata (O. Thomas, 1893)
Other common names: Spotted-winged Fruit Bat
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Chiroptera -- Family: Pteropodidae -- Subfamily: Cynopterinae -- Tribe: Balionycterini
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: BMNH:Mamm:1893.4.1.24
Type locality: "Sarawak," western Borneo, Malaysia.
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Indonesia (IDN) | Malaysia (MYS) | Brunei (BRN)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Least concern
Species-specific notes: previously included B. seimundi
Citation: Khan, F. A. A. (2008). Diversification of old world bats in Malaysia: an evolutionary and phylogeography hypothesis tested through the genetic species concept. M.Sc Thesis, Texas Tech University. |Naharuddin, N. M. B. (2013). A Morphological Analysis of Spotted-winged Fruit Bat (pteropodidae: Balionycteris Naculata) in Malaysia (Doctoral dissertation, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak).|Lim, V. C., Ramli, R., Bhassu, S., & Wilson, J. J. (2017). A checklist of the bats of Peninsular Malaysia and progress towards a DNA barcode reference library. PLoS One, 12(7), e0179555.
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