Cynopterus nusatenggara

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pteropodoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Ordo: Chiroptera Subordo: Yinpterochiroptera Superfamilia: Pteropodoidea

Familia: Pteropodidae
Subfamilia: Cynopterinae
Tribus: Cynopterini
Genus: Cynopterus
Species: Cynopterus nusatenggara
Subspecies (3): C. n. nusatenggara – C. n. sinagai – C. n. wetarensis

Name

Cynopterus nusatenggara Kitchener & Maharadatunkamsi, 1991: 312

• Holotype: WAM M31335, adult ♂, skin and skull, collected by Maharadatunkamsi, Darrell John Kitchener and Richard Alfred How on 15 May 1988.
• Type locality: “Desa Belo, Jerewah, West Sumbawa island, NusaTenggara Barat, Indonesia (8°52'S, 116°50'E); altitude ca. 40 m”.

Native distribution areas

• Indonesia: Bali, Lombok, Moyo, Sumbawa, Sangeang, Komodo, Flores, Sumba, Adonara, Lembata, Pantar, Alor, and Wetar.

References

Primary references

• Kitchener, D.J. & Maharadatunkamsi 1991. Description of a new species of Cynopterus (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) from Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 15(2): 307–363. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Ruedas, L., Maryanto, I. & Maharandatunkamsi, D. 2019. IUCN: Cynopterus nusatenggara  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T6105A22113935. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T6105A22113935.en. Accessed on 23 March 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Nusatenggara Short-nosed Fruit Bat