Authority citation: Peale, T.R. 1849-06-05. United States Exploring Expedition. During the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the Command of Charles Wilkes, U. S. N. Vol. VIII. Mammalia and Ornithology. C. Sherman, Philadelphia, 338 pp.
Authority publication link: https://books.google.com/books?id=VZSUUF_4nKIC
Original name as described: Pteropus samoënsis
Nominal names: ruficollis Wilkes, 1844 [nomen nudum] | samoensis T. R. Peale, 1849 | nawaiensis J. E. Gray, 1871 | vitiensis J. E. Gray, 1871 | whitmeei Alston, 1874 | fuscicollis Nicoll, 1904 [nomen nudum] | rufficollis Nicoll, 1908 [incorrect subsequent spelling | nomen nudum]
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Chiroptera -- Family: Pteropodidae -- Subfamily: Pteropodinae -- Tribe: Pteropodini
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: USNM:MAMM:8597 (= USNM:MAMM:A37860)
Type locality: Tutuila Island (American Samoa), Samoan Islands.
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Fiji (FJI) | Samoa (WSM) | American Samoa (ASM)
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: Near threatened
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