Pteropus alecto Temminck 1837

Pteropus alecto Temminck 1837, Monogr. Mamm., Vol. 2: 75.

Type Locality: Indonesia, N Sulawesi, Menado.

Vernacular Names: Black Flying Fox.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Pteropus alecto subsp. alecto Temminck 1837

Subspecies Pteropus alecto subsp. aterrimus Matschie 1899

Subspecies Pteropus alecto subsp. gouldi Peters 1867

Subspecies Pteropus alecto subsp. morio K. Andersen 1908

Distribution: Sulawesi, Saleyer Isl, Lombok, Bawean Isl, Kangean Isls, Sumba Isl, and Savu Isl (Indonesia); N and E Australia; S New Guinea.

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

Discussion: alecto species group. Includes gouldi; see Tate (1942 b); also see Bergmans and Rozendaal (1988). The synonymy of nicobaricus with alecto is uncertain (Corbet and Hill, 1992). See Webb and Tideman (1995) for discussion of cases of hybridization with poliocephalus and possible hybridization with conspicillatus . Also see Flannery (1995 a, b).