Pteropus giganteus Brünnich 1782

Pteropus giganteus Brünnich 1782, Dyrenes Historie, Vol. 1: 43.

Type Locality: India, Bengal.

Vernacular Names: Indian Flying Fox.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Pteropus giganteus subsp. giganteus Brünnich 1782

Subspecies Pteropus giganteus subsp. ariel G. M. Allen 1908

Subspecies Pteropus giganteus subsp. chinghaiensis Wang and Wang 1962

Subspecies Pteropus giganteus subsp. leucocephalus Hodgson 1835

Distribution: Maldive Isls, India (incl. Andaman Isls), Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Burma, Tsinghai (China). The Tsinghai record requires confirmation. Cambodian records are apparently erroneous; see Kock (2000).

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

Discussion: vampyrus species group. Includes ariel; see Hill (1958). Possibly conspecific with vampyrus; see Corbet and Hill (1992). Reviewed in part by Bates and Harrison (1997) and Horácek et al. (2000).