Pteropus caniceps Gray, 1870 . Cat. Monkeys, Lemurs, Fruit-eating Bats Brit. Mus., p. 107.

TYPE LOCALITY: Indonesia, Molucca Isis, Halmahera Isis, Batjan .

DISTRIBUTION: Halmahera Isis, Sulawesi, and Sula Isis (Indonesia). The Sulawesi record is dubius. A Sangihe Isl record is erroneus.

STATUS: CITES - Appendix II.

SYNONYMS: affinis, batchiana, dobsoni .

COMMENTS: Includes dobsoni; see Laurie and Hill (1954:34).