Penthetor lucasii

(Dobson, 1880)

Lucas's Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Also as Dusky Fruit Bat.
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Location:Thailand, Songkhla provinceDate taken:12 May 2006Description:Also as Dusky Fruit Bat.

Distribution :

W Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Riau Arch. (Indonesia).

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 5416

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Dobson, G.E. 1880-08-01. Description of a new species of Cynopterus (Ptenochirus) from Saráwak. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (5)6(32):163-164.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25170388

Original name as described

Cynopterus (Ptenochirus) Lucasii

Other common names

Dusky Fruit Bat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1880.8.13.1

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Saráwak, Borneo, " Malaysia.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Brunei · Indonesia · Malaysia · Singapore · Thailand

Taxonomy notes

often spelt with only one 'i', but the original description has two, which is what is used here

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004370

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

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

Total: 7 names and synonyms.

Cynopterus (Ptenochirus) Lucasii

Dobson, 1880

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

lucasii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1880.8.13.1

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Saráwak, Borneo

Type locality

Malaysia: Sarawak.

Authority page

163

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25170388

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Cynopterus Lucasi:

Trouessart, 1897

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

lucasi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

86

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40404766

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Trouessart (1897:86, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40404766) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59283)
Bonhote (1901:875, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35995205) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67682)
Chasen (1940:28) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5889)

Ptenochirus lucasi:

Trouessart, 1904

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

lucasi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

namecombination · incorrectsubsequent_spelling

Authority page

63

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422892

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:63, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422892) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

Penthetor lucasi:

Andersen, 1912

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

lucasi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

namecombination · incorrectsubsequent_spelling

Authority page

669

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8410114

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Chasen (1940:28) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5889)
Hill (1961:640) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16221)
Davis (1962:34) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16694)
Medway (1965:49) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34580)
Corbet & Hill (1980:41) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:119, 120) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:46) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Koopman (1993:145) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
Koopman (1994:35) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
Kofron (2002:267) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2188)
Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #16563) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #16563) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16563/22055450) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Penthetor lucasi suyantoi

Maryanto, 2003

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

suyantoi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MZB 16700

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Sengak river, HPH PT Serestra, Kecamatan Muara Siau, Kabupaten Sarolangun Bangko, Jambi Province (2°15'37" S; 10°52'24" E), 535 m above sea level.

Type locality

Indonesia: Sumatra: 2°15′37″S, 101°52′24″E.

Authority page

60

Authority publication

Tropical Biodiversity

Penthetor lucasii:

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

lucasii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

78

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:78) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004370) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Penthetor lucasii suyantoi:

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

suyantoi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

78

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:78) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

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