Cynopterus horsfieldii

J. E. Gray, 1843

Horsfield's Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Also as Codot Horsfield, Horsfield's Fruit Bat.
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Location:Thailand, Satun provinceDate taken:May 13, 2006Description:Also as Codot Horsfield, Horsfield's Fruit Bat.

Distribution :

Thailand, Cambodia, W Malaysia, Borneo, Java, Sumatra, Lesser Sunda Isls, and adjacent small islands.

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 5410

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gray, J.E. 1843-05-13. List of the Specimens of Mammalia in the Collection of the British Museum. British Museum, London, 216 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53729633

Original name as described

Cynopterus Horsfieldii

Other common names

Codot Horsfield · Horsfield's Fruit Bat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:40a, BMNH:Mamm:40d

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/308ba208-1f88-4a78-84ec-bc755a7c8e6c https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/af290465-d8a1-4ad8-83dc-616ee757b2e9 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e896ede7-5ab5-4887-8e87-fb8f693c194b

Type locality

Java, Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Brunei · Indonesia · Malaysia · Singapore · Thailand

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004375

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: 19 names and synonyms.

Cynopterus Horsfieldii

J. E. Gray, 1843

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

horsfieldii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:40a, BMNH:Mamm:40d

Type kind

syntypes

Original type locality

Java.

Type locality

Indonesia: Java.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/308ba208-1f88-4a78-84ec-bc755a7c8e6c https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/af290465-d8a1-4ad8-83dc-616ee757b2e9 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e896ede7-5ab5-4887-8e87-fb8f693c194b

Authority page

38

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53729633

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1991:45) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6104) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6104) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:66) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004375) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6104/22113239) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Cynopterus sphinx horsfieldi:

Trouessart, 1904

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

horsfieldi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

62

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422891

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:62, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422891) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

Cynopterus princeps

G. S. Miller, 1906

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

princeps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:141235

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Indonesia: Sumatra: Nias.

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39788fdec-962c-4cbf-a801-0671b5eacfee

Authority page

61

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2348087

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Niadius princeps:

G. S. Miller, 1906

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

princeps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

83

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2348065

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Miller (1906:83, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2348065) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15504)

Niadias minor

Lyon, 1908

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

minor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

USNM:MAMM:144264

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

at the confluence of the Gasip and Siak rivers, eastern Sumatra

Type locality

Indonesia: Sumatra.

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c78bba95-4920-41e4-971c-e226933346d1

Authority page

665

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62629832

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

Lyon (1908:665, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62629832) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17209)
Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Niadias princeps:

Lyon, 1908

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

princeps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

665

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62629832

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

Lyon (1908:665, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62629832) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17209)

Cynopterus (Niadius) harpax

O. Thomas & Wroughton, 1909

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

harpax

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1908.7.20.7

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Semangko Pass, Selangor, Pahang Boundary

Type locality

Malaysia: Peninsular Malaysia.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d0f1c4c3-694d-4fa3-9068-12e20f5ca508

Authority page

439

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22071812

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Gyldenstolpe (1916:10, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41891598) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67559)
Chasen (1940:27) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5889)

Cynopterus horsfieldi lyoni

Andersen, 1912

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

lyoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

USNM:MAMM:144264

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

at the confluence of the Gasip and Siak rivers, eastern Sumatra

Type locality

Indonesia: Sumatra.

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c78bba95-4920-41e4-971c-e226933346d1

Authority page

827

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8410272

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Chasen (1940:26) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5889)
Miller (1942:116) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12073)
Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Cynopterus persimilis

Andersen, 1912

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

persimilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1912.10.26.1

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Sarawak, Borneo

Type locality

Malaysia: Sarawak.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0d201408-1e32-4260-853a-47c08dfebbcb

Authority page

640

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15618857

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Cynopterus horsfieldi:

Chasen, 1940

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

horsfieldi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

namecombination · incorrectsubsequent_spelling

Authority page

26

Authority publication

Bulletin of Raffles Museum

Name usages

Chasen (1940:26) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5889)
Miller (1942:116) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12073)
Hill (1961:632) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16221)
Davis (1962:34) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16694)
Medway (1965:47) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34580)
Corbet & Hill (1980:41) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:112) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Koopman (1993:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
Koopman (1994:33) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

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