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Pteropus pselaphon G. T. Lay, 1829

Bonin Flying Fox

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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