Cynopterus sphinx

(Vahl, 1797)

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Hanging. Cynopterus sphinx angulatus. Also as Short-nosed Indian Fruit Bat|Sphinx Fruit Bat.
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Location:Laos, Attapeu Province, Xe Kaman river, 14°57'N 107°9'EDate taken:Jan 1, 1997

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 1421

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

Vahl, M. 1797. Beskrivelse paa tre nye Arter Flagermuse. Skrivter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet 4(1):121-138.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58273882

Original name as described

Vespertilio Sphinx

Other common names

Short-nosed Indian Fruit Bat · Sphinx Fruit Bat

Type material

lost (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

Tranquebar, Madras, India.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya · Palearctic · Australasia

Country distribution

Pakistan · India · Sri Lanka · Nepal · Bangladesh · Bhutan · Myanmar · China · Vietnam · Laos · Thailand · Cambodia · Malaysia · Andaman and Nicobar Islands · Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004379

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: 30 names and synonyms.

Vespertilio fibulatus

(Vahl, 1797)

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

fibulatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

124

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58273883

Authority publication

Skrivter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet

Name usages

  1. Vahl (1797:124, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58273883) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68423)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Vespertilio Sphinx

(Vahl, 1797)

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

sphinx

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

123

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58273882

Authority publication

Skrivter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet

Name usages

Vahl (1797:123, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58273882) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68423)

Pteropus pusillus

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803)

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

pusillus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

49

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1803:49) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19153)
  2. Rafinesque (1817:361) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35234)
  3. Muirhead (1819:408) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69481)
  4. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Pteropus marginatus

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1810)

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

marginatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

97

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3546722

Authority publication

Annales du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

  1. Wiedemann (1817:131, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14928997) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69430)
  2. Desmarest (1821:111, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39523875) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34459)
  3. Schinz (1821:156, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51528913) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
  4. Fischer (1829:86) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  5. Blainville (1840:101, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57991261) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37123)
  6. Murray (1866:345, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580341) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  7. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Cynopterus marginatus

Lesson, 1827

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

marginatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

115

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207583

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:115, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207583) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Gray (1838:503, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40026406) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34750)
  3. Lesson (1842:15) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  4. Blyth (1844:479, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40057306) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68447)
  5. Layard (1851:405, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13788005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67277)
  6. Kelaart (1852:156, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59278676) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67270)
  7. Kelaart (1852:28, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52257263) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38608)
  8. Blyth (1852:345, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40265061) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69216)
  9. Blyth (1853:411, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40267897) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67348)
  10. Blyth (1863:22, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534718) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  11. Jerdon (1867:20, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37299641) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68353)
  12. Gray (1871:122, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9994639) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/21655)
  13. Sclater (1872:34, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17037792) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61617)
  14. Blyth (1875:16, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38674982) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68967)
  15. Kelaart (1890:316) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60533)
  16. Elera (1895:7, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38853917) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68680)
  17. Trouessart (1897:85, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40404765) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59283)
  18. Seabra (1898:170, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3416558) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68459)
  19. Lyon (1908:664, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62629831) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17209)
  20. Thomas (1918:370, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5454140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/32316)

Pachysoma brevicaudatum

(Temminck, 1837)

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

brevicaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

92

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Pachysoma Scherzeri

(Fitzinger, 1861)

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

scherzeri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

390

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6438323

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Fitzinger (1861:390, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6438323) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39159)

Pteropus Scherzeri

(A. Murray, 1866)

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

scherzeri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

namecombination · nomennudum

Authority page

345

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580341

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Murray (1866:345, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580341) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Cynopterus marginatus var. Pachysoma scherzeri

Zelebor, 1868

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

scherzeri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NMW (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

13

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48109787

Authority publication

Vienna

Cynopterus marginatus Var. Elliotii

J. E. Gray, 1871

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

elliotii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:40k

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/222e36b2-40b8-4d21-a009-faa395671f0b

Authority page

122

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9994639

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

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