Dobsonia peronii

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1810)

Western Naked-backed Fruit Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Magnorder: Boreoeutheria
Superorder: Laurasiatheria
Order: Chiroptera
Suborder: Yinpterochiroptera
Superfamily: Pteropodoidea
Family: Pteropodidae
Subfamily: Harpyionycterinae
Tribe: Dobsoniini
Genus: Dobsonia

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, É. 1810. Description des roussettes et des céphalotes, deux nouveaux genres de la famille des chauve-souris. Annales du Muséum d'histoire naturelle 15:86-108.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3546736

Original name as described

Cephalotes Peronii

Type material

MNHN-ZM-MO-1996-2116 (= MNHN:AGal:118) (= MNHN:type:170) (= MNHN-ZM-AC-A6735) (= MNHN "786")

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1996-2116

Type locality

"L'île de Timor, " Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia · Indomalaya

Country distribution

East Timor · Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004401

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: 15 names and synonyms.

Cephalotes Peronii

É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1810

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

peronii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1996-2116 (= MNHN:AGal:118) (= MNHN:type:170) (= MNHN-ZM-AC-A6735) (= MNHN "786")

Type kind

lectotype

Original type locality

L'île de Timor

Type locality

Indonesia: Lesser Sunda Islands: West Timor.

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1996-2116

Authority page

104

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3546736

Authority publication

Annales du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

Ranzani (1820:180, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27807760) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69425)
Desmarest (1821:112, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39523876) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34459)
Gray (1821:299) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9308)
Schinz (1821:157, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51528914) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
Lesson (1827:114, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207582) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
Fischer (1829:89) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
Gray (1838:505, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40026408) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34750)
Lesson (1842:15) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
Smith (1842:120) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
Gray (1871:119, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9994636) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/21655)
Trouessart (1897:87, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40404767) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59283)
Hartert (1898:456, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3219680) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69217)

Harpyia Peronii:

Wiedemann, 1817

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

peronii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

138

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14929004

Authority publication

Zoologisches Magazin

Name usages

Wiedemann (1817:138, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14929004) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69430)
Goldfuss (1820:459) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/41309)

Tribonophorus Desmarestii

Burnett, 1829

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

desmarestii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

269

Authority publication

Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature, and Art

Name usages

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

Pteropus Peronii:

de Blainville, 1840

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

peronii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

100

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57991260

Authority publication

Ostéographie

Name usages

Blainville (1840:100, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57991260) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37123)

Hypoderma Peronii:

A. Murray, 1866

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

peronii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

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)

Dobsonia peronii:

T. S. Palmer, 1898

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

peronii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

114

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3849986

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Palmer (1898:114, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3849986) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16893)
Corbet & Hill (1991:44) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6771) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6771) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:109) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
Almeida, Simmons & Giannini (2020:16, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60549664) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/49061)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004401) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6771/22034782) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Dobsonia sumbana

Andersen, 1909

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

sumbana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1897.4.18.12

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Sumba

Type locality

Indonesia: Lesser Sunda Islands: Sumba.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6ad09840-6398-4bb2-8caa-870a83edc800

Authority page

531

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22097912

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Hypodermis peronii:

Hollister, 1912

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

peronii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

11

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34354163

Authority publication

Philippine Journal of Science

Name usages

Hollister (1912:11, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34354163) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15163)

Dobsonia peroni:

E. Schwarz, 1914

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

peroni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

120

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9403052

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

Schwarz (1914:120, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9403052) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37108)
Laurie & Hill (1954:41, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635625) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)
Corbet & Hill (1980:39) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:113) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Kitchener & Foley (1985:224, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53128788) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1590)
Koopman (1993:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
Koopman (1994:29) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

Tribonophorus desmaresti:

Laurie & J. Edwards Hill, 1954

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

desmaresti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling · notusedas_valid

Authority page

41

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635625

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Laurie & Hill (1954:41, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635625) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)

5 more names and synonyms available — use the desktop version to see them all.

Publications

Search Crossref

Fetched automatically from Crossref and not curated by the MDD team. Only works with Dobsonia peronii in the title or abstract are shown.

Searching Crossref…

Please send any edits, corrections, or unfilled data (including full citations) to mammaldiversity [at] gmail [dot] com.