Cynopterus nusatenggara Kitchener and Maharadatunkamsi 1991

Cynopterus nusatenggara Kitchener and Maharadatunkamsi 1991, Rec. West. Aust. Mus., 15: 312.

Type Locality: Indonesia, Lesser Sunda Isls, W Sumbawa, Jerewah, Desa Belo (8°52'S, 116°50'E), ca 40 m.

Vernacular Names: Nusatenggara Short-nosed Fruit Bat.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Cynopterus nusatenggara subsp. nusatenggara Kitchener and Maharadatunkamsi 1991

Subspecies Cynopterus nusatenggara subsp. sinagai Kitchener 1996

Subspecies Cynopterus nusatenggara subsp. wetarensis Kitchener 1996

Distribution: Lombok, Moyo, Sumbawa, Sangeang, Komodo, Flores, Sumba, Adonara, Lembata, Pantar, Alor, and Wetar Isls (Indonesia).

Conservation: Described after completion of IUCN / SSC Action Plan (1992). IUCN 2003 – Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: Specimens of this species were tentatively included in brachyotis by Corbet and Hill (1992), but see Schmitt et al. (1995) and Kitchener and Maharadatunkamsi (1996).