Pteropus dasymallus Temminck 1825

Pteropus dasymallus Temminck 1825, Monogr. Mamm., Vol. 1: 180.

Type Locality: Japan, Ryukyu Isls, Kuchinoerabu Isl (restricted by Kuroda, 1933).

Vernacular Names: Ryukyu Flying Fox.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Pteropus dasymallus subsp. dasymallus Temminck 1825

Subspecies Pteropus dasymallus subsp. daitonensis Kuroda 1921

Subspecies Pteropus dasymallus subsp. formosus Sclater 1873

Subspecies Pteropus dasymallus subsp. inopinatus Kuroda 1933

Subspecies Pteropus dasymallus subsp. yayeyamae Kuroda 1933

Distribution: Taiwan; Ryukyu Isls, Daito Isls and extreme S Kyushu (Japan); Batan, Dalupiri, and Fuga Isls (Philippines).

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

Discussion: subniger species group. Includes daitoensis; see Kuroda (1933) and Yoshiyuki (1989). Reviewed in part by Yoshiyuki (1989) and Horácek et al. (2000); see also Ingle and Heaney (1992).