Pteropus tonganus
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Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Yinpterochiroptera |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Pteropodidae
Subfamilia: Pteropodinae
Tribus: Pteropodini
Genus: Pteropus
Species: Pteropus tonganus
Subspecies: P. t. basiliscus – P. t. geddiei – P. t. tonganus
Name
[edit]Pteropus tonganus Quoy & Gaimard, 1830
Type locality: Tonga Islands, Tongatapu Island.
References
[edit]- Quoy & Gaimard. 1830. In d'Urville, Voy...de Astrolabe, Zool., 1(L'Homme, Mamm., Oiseaux): 74.
- Conservation status: IUCN Red List
Distribution
[edit]- Karkar Island (off North-East New Guinea)
- Rennell Island (Solomon Islands)
- South to New Caledonia, east to Cook Islands
Vernacular names
[edit]English: Pacific Flying Fox
Nederlands: Tongavleerhond