Harpyionycteris celebensis Miller and Hollister 1921

Harpyionycteris celebensis Miller and Hollister 1921, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 34: 99.

Type Locality: Indonesia, Sulawesi, middle Sulawesi, Gimpoe.

Vernacular Names: Sulawesi Harpy Fruit Bat.

Distribution: Sulawesi.

Conservation: IUCN / SSC Action Plan (1992) – No Data as H. whiteheadi celebensis . IUCN 2003 – Not listed.

Discussion: Considered a subspecies of whiteheadi by Laurie and Hill (1954) and Koopman (1994), but as a separate species by Peterson and Fenton (1970). Hill (1983), Bergmans and Rozendaal (1988), and Corbet and Hill (1992) retained celebensis as a separate species with some reservations.