Pteropus vampyrus (Linnaeus 1758)

[Vespertilio] vampyrus Linnaeus 1758, Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 31.

Type Locality: Indonesia, Java (designated by K. Andersen, 1912).

Vernacular Names: Large Flying Fox.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Pteropus vampyrus subsp. vampyrus Linnaeus 1758

Subspecies Pteropus vampyrus subsp. edulis E. Geoffroy 1810

Subspecies Pteropus vampyrus subsp. lanensis Mearns 1905

Subspecies Pteropus vampyrus subsp. natunae K. Andersen 1908

Subspecies Pteropus vampyrus subsp. pluton Temminck 1853

Subspecies Pteropus vampyrus subsp. sumatrensis Ludeking 1862

Distribution: Vietnam, Burma, Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Philippines, Sumatra, Java, and Lesser Sunda Isls, adjacent small islands including Anak Krakatau. Reports of this species from Cambodia cannot be verified (Kock, 2000).

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

Discussion: vampyrus species group. Does not include intermedius; see Corbet and Hill (1992). Reviewed in part by Bates and Harrison (1997). See Kunz and Jones (2000). Subspecies are poorly defined.