Pteropus giganteus (Briinnich, 1782) . Dyrenes Historie, 1:45.

TYPE LOCALITY: India, Bengal .

DISTRIBUTION: Maidive Isis, India (incl. Andaman Isis), Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Burma, Tsinghai (China). The Tsinghai record requires confirmation.

STATUS: CITES - Appendix II.

SYNONYMS: ariel, assamensis, kelaarti, leucocephalus, médius .

COMMENTS: Includes ariel; see Hill (1958:5, 6).