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Pteropus Erxleben, 1777
Pteropus Erxleben, 1777; Syst. Regn. Anim.: 130
Pteropus Brisson, 1762; in Regnum Animale: (unavailable), TS: Pteropus niger Kerr

Pteropus admiralitatum Thomas, 1894
Solomon Is., Admiralty Is., New Britain, Tabar. See [About maps] Pteropus admiralitatum Thomas, 1894; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 13: 293, TL: Bismarck Arch., Admiralty Is.
solomonis
goweri

Pteropus aldabrensis True, 1893
Pteropus aldabrensis True, 1893; Description of a New Species of Fruit Bat, _Pteropus aldabrensis_, from Aldabra Island: 1, TL: Aldabra I.
Pteropus aldabrensis True, 1893; Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 16: 533 [reprint], TL: Aldabra I.
Pteropus aldabrabensis ; [MSOW: 124 (spell.?)]

Pteropus alecto Temminck, 1837
Sulawesi, N.Australia, E.Australia, Saleyer, Lombok, Bawean, Kangean, Sumba, Savu, S.New Guinea. See [About maps] Mustalentäväkoira
Pteropus alecto Temminck, 1837; Monogr. Mamm., 2: 75, TL: Sulawesi, Manado (= Menado)
goulti

Pteropus anetianus Gray, 1870
New Hebrides, Banks Is. Pteropus anetianus Gray, 1870; Cat. Monkeys, Lemurs and Fruit-eating Bats Br. Mus.: 101, TL: New Hebrides, Aneiteum

Pteropus argentatus Gray, 1844
Amboina, Sulawesi? Pteropus argentatus Gray, 1844; Zool. Voy. H.M.S. "Sulphur", 1: 30, TL: Moluccas Is., Amboina I.?

?Pteropus arquatus Miller & Hollister, 1921
C.Sulawesi. See [About maps] Pteropus arquatus Miller & Hollister, 1921; Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 34: 100, TL: Sulawesi, Koelawi

?Pteropus balutus Hollister, 1913
S.Philippines (Sarangani Is.). See [About maps] Pteropus balutus Hollister, 1913; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 26: 111, TL: Serangani, Balut

Pteropus brunneus

Pteropus caniceps Gray, 1870
Halmahera, Sangihe, Sulawesi, Sula. See [About maps] Pteropus caniceps Gray, 1870; Cat. Monkeys, Lemurs and Fruit-eating Bats Br. Mus.: 107, TL: Molucca Is., Halmahera, Batjan
Pteropus dobsoni

Pteropus chrysoproctus Temminck, 1837
Amboina, Buru, Seram, Sangihe Pteropus chrysoproctus Temminck, 1837; Monogr. Mamm., 2: 67, TL: Molucca Is., Amboina

Pteropus conspicillatus Gould, 1850
Halmahera, New Guinea, NE.Qeensland. See [About maps] Silmälasilentäväkoira
Pteropus conspicillatus Gould, 1850; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1849: 109, TL: Queensland, Fitzroy I.

Pteropus dasymallus Temminck, 1825
Japan (Ryukyu Is., S.Kyushu), Taiwan. See [About maps] Ryukyu Flying Fox
Pteropus dasymallus Temminck, 1825; Monogr. Mamm., 1: 180, TL: Japan, Ryukyu Is., Kuchinoerabu I.
daitoensis

Pteropus faunulus Miller, 1902
Nicobar Is. Pteropus faunulus Miller, 1902; Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 24: 785, TL: Nicobar Is., Car Nicobar I.

Pteropus fundatus Felten & Kock, 1972
N.New Hebrides (Banks Is.) Pteropus fundatus Felten & Kock, 1972; Senckenberg. Biol. 53: 186, TL: New Hebrides, Banks Is., Mota I.

Pteropus giganteus (Brunnich, 1782)
Maldive Is., India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Burma, Andaman Is., Tsinghai. See [About maps] Intianlentäväkoira
giganteus (Brunnich, 1782); Dyrenes Historie, 1: 45, TL: Bengal
ariel

Pteropus gilliardi Van Deusen, 1969
Bismarck Arch. (New Britain). See [About maps] Pteropus gilliardi Van Deusen, 1969; Am. Mus. Novit. 2371: 5, TL: Bismarck Arch., New Britain, Whiteman Mts., Wild Dog Ridge, ca. 1600m

Pteropus griseus (Geoffroy, 1810)
Timor, Samao Is., Dyampea Is., Bonerato Is., Saleyer Is., Sulawesi, Banda Is., S.Luzon?. See [About maps] Harmaalentäväkoira
griseus (Geoffroy, 1810); Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 15: 94, TL: Lesser Sunda Is., Timor
Pteropus mimus

Pteropus howensis Troughton, 1931
Solomon Is. (Ontong Java Is.). See [About maps] Pteropus howensis Troughton, 1931; Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W, 56: 204, TL: Ontong Java Is.

Pteropus hypomelanus Temminck, 1853
Maldive Is, New Guinea - Indonesia - Vietnam, Thailand, Solomon Is., NE.Australia. See [About maps] Pteropus hypomelanus Temminck, 1853; Esquisses Zool. sur la Cote de Guine: 61, TL: Molucca Is., Ternate
?Pteropus cagayanus Mearns, 1905; Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 28: 433, TL: Cagayan Sulu I.,Philippines
?Pteropus enganus Miller, 1906; Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 30: 822, TL: Pulo Dua, Engano I., off W coast of Sumatra
?Pteropus geminorum Miller, 1903; : 60, TL: South Twin I., Mergui Arch.
?Pteropus lepidus Miller, 1900; Proc. Wash. Acad. Sci. 2: 237, TL: Kaju Ara (or Saddle I.), Tambelan Is., South China Sea

Pteropus insularis Hombron & Jacquinot, 1842
Truk Is. Pteropus insularis Hombron & Jacquinot, 1842; Voy. au Pole Sud. .. sur les corvettes L'Astrolabe et la Zelee, 1837-1840, Zoologie: 24, TL: Caroline Is., Truk, Hogoleu
Pteropus lanigera H. Allen, 1890; Proc. Am. Philos. Soc., 28: 70, TL: Samoa I. [Error]

Pteropus leucopterus Temminck, 1853
Philippines (Luzon). See [About maps] Pteropus leucopterus Temminck, 1853; Esquisses Zool. sur la Cote de Guine: 60, TL: Philippines

Pteropus livingstonei Gray, 1866
Comoro Is. Comoronlentäväkoira
Pteropus livingstonei Gray, 1866; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1866: 66, TL: Comoro, Anjouan I.

Pteropus lombocensis Dobson, 1878
Alor, Lombok, Flores. See [About maps] Pteropus lombocensis Dobson, 1878; Cat. Chiroptera Br. Mus.: 34, TL: Lesser Sunda Is., Lombok

Pteropus lylei K. Andersen, 1908
Thailand, S.Vietnam. See [About maps] Pteropus lylei K. Andersen, 1908; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 2: 367, TL: Thailand, Bangkok

Pteropus macrotis Peters, 1867
New Guinea, Aru Is.. See [About maps] Suurikorvalentäväkoira
Pteropus macrotis Peters, 1867; Monatsb. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin: 327, TL: Aru Is., Wokam

Pteropus mahaganus Sanborn, 1931
Solomon Is. (Bougainville, Ysabel). See [About maps] Pteropus mahaganus Sanborn, 1931; Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Publ. Ser. Zool. 2: 19, TL: Solomons, Ysabel I., Tunnibul

Pteropus mariannus Desmarest, 1822
Palau Is., Mariana Is., Caroline Is., Ryukyu Is. Mariaanienlentäväkoira
Pteropus mariannus Desmarest, 1822; Encycl. Meth. Mammal., Suppl., 2: 547, TL: Marianna Is., Guam
loochooensis
pelewensis
ualanus
yapensis

Pteropus mearnsi Hollister, 1913
Philippines (Mindanao, Basilan). See [About maps] Pteropus mearnsi Hollister, 1913; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 26: 112, TL: Basilan, Isabella

Pteropus melanopogon Peters, 1867
Aru, Kei, Amboina, Buru, Seram, Banda, Timor Laut, Sangihe Pteropus melanopogon Peters, 1867; Monatsb. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin: 330, TL: Molucca, Amboina

Pteropus melanotus Blyth, 1863
Nicobar, Engano, Nias, Christmas Is., Andaman Is. Pteropus melanotus Blyth, 1863; Cat. Mamm. Mus. Asiat. Soc. Calcutta: 20, TL: Nicobar
satyrus

Pteropus molossinus Temminck, 1853
Mortlock Is., Ponape Is. Pteropus molossinus Temminck, 1853; Esquisses Zool. sur la Cote de Guine: 62, TL: Caroline Is., Ponape

Pteropus neohibernicus Peters, 1876
Bismarck Arch., Admiralty Is., New Guinea, Mysol, Ghebi. See [About maps] Pteropus neohibernicus Peters, 1876; Monatsb. Presus. Akad. Wiss. Berlin: 317, TL: Bismarck Arch., New Ireland
sepikensis

Pteropus niger (Kerr, 1792)
Reunion, Mauritius niger (Kerr, 1792); Anim. Kingdom, 1: 90, TL: Mascarene Is., Reunion

Pteropus nitendiensis Sanborn, 1930
Santa Cruz Is. (Ndeni) Pteropus nitendiensis Sanborn, 1930; Am. Mus. Novit. 435: 2, TL: Solomon Is., Ndeni Isl.

Pteropus ocularis Peters, 1867
Seram, Buru Pteropus ocularis Peters, 1867; Monatsb. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin: 326, TL: Molucca Is., Seram

Pteropus ornatus Gray, 1870
Loyalty Is., New Caledonia Pteropus ornatus Gray, 1870; Cat. Monkeys, Lemurs and Fruit-eating Bats Br. Mus.: 105, TL: New Caledonia, Noumea
auratus

Pteropus personatus Temminck, 1825
Halmahera, N.Sulawesi. See [About maps] Naamarilentäväkoira
Pteropus personatus Temminck, 1825; Monogr. Mamm., 1: 189, TL: Molucca Is., Ternate

Pteropus phaeocephalus Thomas, 1882
Mortlock Is. Pteropus phaeocephalus Thomas, 1882; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1881: 756, TL: Caroline Is., Mortlock

Pteropus pilosus K. Andersen, 1908
Palau Is. Palaunlentäväkoira
Pteropus pilosus K. Andersen, 1908; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 2: 369, TL: Caroline Is., Palau

Pteropus pohlei Stein, 1933
Irian Jaya (Japen Is.) Pteropus pohlei Stein, 1933; Z. Saugetierk, 8: 93, TL: Irian Jaya, Tjenderawasih, Japen Is.

Pteropus poliocephalus Temminck, 1825
E.Australia (Cape York - Victoria). See [About maps] Harmaapäälentäväkoira
Pteropus poliocephalus Temminck, 1825; Monogr. Mamm., 1: 179, TL: Australia

Pteropus pselaphon Lay, 1829
Japan (Bonin Is., Volcano Is.). See [About maps] Pteropus pselaphon Lay, 1829; Zool. J., 4: 457, TL: Japan, Bonin Is.

Pteropus pumilus Miller, 1911
Miangas Is. Pteropus pumilus Miller, 1911; Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 38: 394, TL: Miangas Is.

Pteropus rayneri Gray, 1870
Solomon Is.. See [About maps] Pteropus rayneri Gray, 1870; Cat. Monkeys, Lemurs and Fruit-eating Bats Br. Mus.: 108, TL: Solomon Is., Guadalcanal
Pteropus cognatus

Pteropus rodricensis Dobson, 1878
Mascarene Is. (Rodrigues I.) Rodriquezinlentäväkoira
Pteropus rodricensis Dobson, 1878; Cat. Chiroptera Br. Mus.: 36, TL: Mascarene Is., Rodrigues I.

Pteropus rufus Geoffroy, 1803
Madagascar. See [About maps] Madagaskarinlentäväkoira
Pteropus rufus Geoffroy, 1803; Cat. Mamm. Mus. Nat. Hist. Nat. Paris: 47, TL: Madagascar

Pteropus samoensis Peale, 1848
Fiji, Samoan Is. Samoanlentäväkoira
Pteropus samoensis Peale, 1848; Mammalia and Ornithology, in U.S. Expl. Exped., 8: 20, TL: Samoan Is., Tutuila
nawaiensis

Pteropus sanctacrucis Troughton, 1930
Santa Cruz Is. Pteropus sanctacrucis Troughton, 1930; Rec. Aust. Must. 18: 3, TL: Solomon Is., Santa Cruz Is., Ndeni I.

Pteropus scapulatus Peters, 1862
Australia, S.New Guinea. See [About maps] Pteropus scapulatus Peters, 1862; Monatsb. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin: 574, TL: Queensland, Cape York

Pteropus seychellensis Milne-Edwards, 1877
Seychelles, Comoro Is., Aldabra Is.?, Mafia Is. seychellienlentäväkoira
Pteropus seychellensis Milne-Edwards, 1877; Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris, (7) 2: 221, TL: Seychelle Is., Mahe I.
?Pteropus comorensis

Pteropus speciosus K. Andersen, 1908
Sibutu, Malanipa, Sulu Arch., Mindanao, Negros, Solombo Besar, Mata Siri. See [About maps] Pteropus speciosus K. Andersen, 1908; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 2: 364, TL: Philippines, Malanipa I.

Pteropus subniger (Kerr, 1792)
Reunion, Mauritius subniger (Kerr, 1792); Anim. Kingdom: 91, TL: Mascarene Is., Reunion I.

?Pteropus tablasi Taylor, 1934
Philippines. See [About maps] Pteropus tablasi Taylor, 1934; Monogr. Bur. Sci. Manila, ?3: 169, TL: Philippines, Tablas Is., Odiongan

Pteropus temmincki Peters, 1867
Buru, Amboina, Seram, Bismarck Arch.Timor? Pteropus temmincki Peters, 1867; Monatsb. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin: 331, TL: Moluccas, Amboina

Pteropus tokudae Tate, 1934
Mariana Is. Guaminlentäväkoira
Pteropus tokudae Tate, 1934; Am. Mus. Novit., 713: 1, TL: Mariana Is., Guam

Pteropus tonganus Quoy & Gaimard, 1830
Karkar I., Rennel I. - New Caledonia - Cook Is. Pteropus tonganus Quoy & Gaimard, 1830; in d'Urville, Voy. "Astrolabe", Zool., 1: 74, TL: Tonga Is., Tongatapu I.
vanikorensis
geddiei

Pteropus tuberculatus Peters, 1869
Santa Cruz Is. (Vanikoro I.) Pteropus tuberculatus Peters, 1869; Monatsb. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin: 393, TL: Solomons, Santa Cruz Is., Vanikoro I.

Pteropus vampyrus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Indochina, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Philippines, Lesser Sunda Is.. See [About maps] Isolentäväkoira
vampyrus (Linnaeus, 1758); Syst. Nat. (edn. 10) 1: 31, TL: Java
intermedius
?Pteropus lanensis Mearns, 1905; Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 28: 432, TL: Pantar, near Lake Lanao, 1907ft, Mindanao

Pteropus vetulus Jouan, 1863
New Caledonia Pteropus vetulus Jouan, 1863; Mem. Soc. Imp. Sci. Nat. Cherbourg, 9: 90, TL: New Caledonia
macmillani

Pteropus voeltzkowi Matschie, 1909
Pemba I. Pteropus voeltzkowi Matschie, 1909; Sitzb. Ges. Naturf. Fr. Berlin: 486, TL: Tanzania, Pemba I., Fufuni

Pteropus woodfordi Thomas, 1888
Solomon Is. (Fauro - Gudalcanal). See [About maps] Pteropus woodfordi Thomas, 1888; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 1: 156, TL: Guadalcanal, Aola

The ??? species-group

?Pteropus baveanus Miller, 1906
Pteropus baveanus Miller, 1906; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 19: 63, TL: Bawean I., Java Sea, Malay Archipelago

?Pteropus niadicus Miller, 1906
Pteropus niadicus Miller, 1906; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 19: 64, TL: Teliwaa, Nias I.

?Pteropus vociferus Peale, 1848
Pteropus vociferus Peale, 1848; Mammalia and Ornithology, in U.S. Expl. Exped., 8: 19, TL: Mangsi I., straits of Balabac, between Philippines and Nort Borneo


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References:
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Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
[MSOW]
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (Ed.), 1982; Mammal Species of the World; A taxonomic and geographic reference


Some related literature:
Peale, 1848
Mammalia and ornithology in United States exploring expedition, during years 1838-1842, under the command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. Mammalia and Ornithology, in U.S. Expl. Exped., 8: 19-21,23,33,35


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