Aethalops aequalis

G. M. Allen, 1938

Bornean Pygmy Fruit Bat

Photographed in a portable flight studio at capture location. Also as Bornean Fruit Bat|Borneo Fruit Bat.
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Location:Malaysia, Sabah state, Kinabalu parkDate taken:Feb 6, 2024

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 7256

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Yinpterochiroptera
Superfamily : Pteropodoidea
Family : Pteropodidae
Subfamily : Cynopterinae
Tribe : Balionycterini
Genus : Aethalops

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Allen, G.M. 1938-11-01. A new pygmy fruit Bat from Borneo. Journal of Mammalogy 19(4):496-498.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.2307/1374243

Original name as described

Aethalops aequalis

Other common names

Bornean Fruit Bat · Borneo Fruit Bat

Type material

MCZ:Mamm:36582

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:36582

Type locality

"Lumu Lumu, Mt. Kinabalu, British North Borneo, altitude 5500 feet [= 1676 m], " Sabah, Malaysia.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Indonesia · Malaysia · Brunei

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004357

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 2 names and synonyms.

Aethalops aequalis

G. M. Allen, 1938

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

aequalis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:36582

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:36582

Authority page

497

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Chasen (1940:27) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5889)
  2. Davis (1962:34) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16694)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136541) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136541) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:73) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004357) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136541/21977630) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Aethalops alecto aequalis

J. Edwards Hill, 1961

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

aequalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

639

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Hill (1961:639) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16221)
  2. Medway (1965:49) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34580)
  3. Koopman (1994:34) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

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