Pteropus ualanus
W. C. H. Peters, 1883
Kosrae Flying Fox
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Chiroptera |
| Suborder | : Yinpterochiroptera |
| Superfamily | : Pteropodoidea |
| Family | : Pteropodidae |
| Subfamily | : Pteropodinae |
| Tribe | : Pteropodini |
| Genus | : Pteropus |
Species status
Authority citation
Peters, W.C.H. 1883. Über die von Herrn Dr. Finsch von den Carolinen-Inseln eingesandten Flederhunde. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1883:1-2.
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Original name as described
Pteropus ualanus
Other common names
Ualan Fruit Bat
Type material
AM B.4456, RMNH.MAM.21688, ZMB 5788a, ZMB 5788b, ZMB 5788c, ZMB 5788d, ZMB 5792a, ZMB 5792b, ZMB 5788, ZMB 5789, ZMB 5791, ZMB 5798, ZMB 5808, ZMB 5809, ZMB 86715
Type kind
syntypes
Type specimen URI
Type locality
"Insel Kuschai (Oualan) [= Kosrae Island], " Federated States of Micronesia.
Biogeographic realm
Oceania (Biorealm)
Country distribution
Micronesia
IUCN Red List status
Endangered
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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: 3 names and synonyms.
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