Authority citation: Lay, G.T. 1829-05. Observations on a species of Pteropus from Bonin. Zoological Journal 4(16):457-459.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2310897
Original name as described: Pteropus pselaphon
Nominal names: pselaphon G. T. Lay, 1829 | ursinus von Kittlitz, 1836 [nomen nudum] | ursinus Temminck, 1837 [nomen novum]
Other common names: Bonin Fruit Bat
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Chiroptera -- Family: Pteropodidae -- Subfamily: Pteropodinae -- Tribe: Pteropodini
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.298
Type locality: "Island of Bonin [= Ogasawara Islands]," Japan.
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Japan (JPN)
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: Endangered
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