Pteropus ornatus Gray 1870

Pteropus ornatus Gray 1870, 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).