Order Chiroptera Author Karl F. Koopman text 1993 Smithsonian Institution Press Washington and London Editor Don E. Wilson Editor DeeAnn M. Reeder Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition) 137 241 book chapter http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7353060 54c9783b-6624-4034-96d9-d09afe43b319 1-56098-217-9 7353060 Pteropus giganteus (Briinnich, 1782) . Dyrenes Historie, 1:45 . TYPE LOCALITY: India , Bengal . DISTRIBUTION: Maidive Isis, India (incl. Andaman Isis), Sri Lanka , Pakistan , Burma , Tsinghai ( China ). The Tsinghai record requires confirmation. STATUS: CITES - Appendix II. SYNONYMS: ariel , assamensis, kelaarti, leucocephalus , médius . COMMENTS: Includes ariel ; see Hill (1958:5 , 6).