Pteropus macrotis Peters 1867

Pteropus macrotis Peters 1867, Monatsb. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 1867: 327.

Type Locality: Indonesia, Aru Isls, Wokam Isl.

Vernacular Names: Big-eared Flying Fox.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Pteropus macrotis subsp. macrotis Peters 1867

Subspecies Pteropus macrotis subsp. epularius Ramsay 1878

Distribution: New Guinea; Aru Isls (Indonesia); Boigu Isl (Australia).

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

Discussion: poliocephalus species group. See Flannery (1995 a, b), and Bonaccorso (1998).