Pteropus ornatus Gray, 1870 . Cat. Monkeys, Lemurs, Fruit-eating Bats Brit. Mus., p. 105.

TYPE LOCALITY: New Caledonia, Noumea (France) .

DISTRIBUTION: Loyalty and New Caledonia Isis.

STATUS: CITES - Appendix II.

SYNONYMS: auratus .

COMMENTS: Includes auratus; see Felten (1964b).