Megaerops ecaudatus (Temminck 1837)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Pteropodidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 313-350 : 326

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scientific name	Megaerops ecaudatus (Temminck 1837)
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[Pachysoma] ecaudatum Temminck 1837 , Monogr. Mamm., Vol. 2: 94.

Type Locality: Indonesia, W Sumatra, Padang.

Vernacular Names: Temminck's Tailless Fruit Bat.

Distribution: Borneo, Sumatra, W Malaysia, Thailand, perhaps Vietnam.

Conservation: IUCN / SSC Action Plan (1992) – Not Threatened. IUCN 2003 – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Some records of this species from India, Thailand, and Vietnam ( Hill, 1983; Van Peenen et al., 1969) are referable to niphanae ; see Corbet and Hill (1992). Reviewed by Maharandatunkamsi and Maryanto (2002).