Order Chiroptera - Family Pteropodidae
Author
Wilson, Don E.
Author
Reeder, DeeAnn
text
2005
The Johns Hopkins University Press
Baltimore
Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1
313
350
book chapter
0-8018-8221-4
10.5281/zenodo.7316519
Pteropus cognatus
K. Andersen 1908
Pteropus cognatus
K. Andersen 1908
,
Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 2: 365
.
Type Locality:
Solomon Isl, Makira ("San Cristoval" =
San Cristobal
Isl).
Vernacular Names:
Makira Flying Fox
.
Distribution:
Makira and Uki Ni Masi Isls (Solomon Isls).
Conservation:
CITES
– Appendix II.
IUCN
/
SSC
Action Plan (1992) – No Data: Limited Distribution as
P. rayneri cognatus
.
IUCN
2003 –
Not
listed.
Discussion:
Often considered a subspecies of
rayneri
(e.g.,
Hill, 1962
a
), but apparently distinct; see Flannery (1995
b
). May be conspecific with
rennelli
(K. Helgen, pers. comm.).