Pteropus ornatus Gray 1870

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 : 342

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scientific name	Pteropus ornatus Gray 1870
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Pteropus ornatus Gray 1870 View in CoL

Pteropus ornatus Gray 1870 View in CoL , Cat. Monkeys, Lemurs, Fruit-eating Bats Brit. Mus.: 105.

Type Locality: New Caledonia, Noumea ( France).

Vernacular Names: Ornate Flying Fox.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Pteropus ornatus subsp. ornatus Gray 1870

Subspecies Pteropus ornatus subsp. auratus K. Andersen 1909

Distribution: New Caledonia and Loyalty Isls.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix II. IUCN / SSC Action Plan (1992) – Indeterminate. IUCN 2003 – Vulnerable.

Discussion: subniger species group. Includes auratus; see Felten (1964 b). Also see Sanborn and Nicholson (1950) and Flannery (1995 b).

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SSC	Sacramento State University

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Pteropodidae
Genus	Pteropus

Pteropus ornatus Gray 1870

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn 2005

2005

Pteropus ornatus

Gray 1870: 105

1870

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