Pteropus insularis Hombron and Jacquinot 1842

Pteropus insularis Hombron and Jacquinot 1842, in: d'Urville, Voy. Pole Sud. Mammiferes: 24.

Type Locality: Caroline Isls, Truk Isl, Hogoleu (Micronesia).

Vernacular Names: Ruck Flying Fox.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Pteropus insularis subsp. insularis Hombron and Jacquinot 1842

Subspecies Pteropus insularis subsp. phaeocephalus Thomas 1882

Distribution: Truk Isls (Micronesia).

Conservation: CITES – Appendix I. IUCN / SSC Action Plan (1992) – Endangered: Limited Distribution. IUCN 2003 – Critically Endangered.

Discussion: pselaphon species group. Includes phaeocephalus (K. Helgen, pers. comm.). See Flannery (1995 b).