Pteropus phaeocephalus Thomas, 1882 . Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1881:756 [1882].

TYPE LOCALITY: Caroline Isis, Mortlock Isl (Pac. Isis Trust Terr., USA) .

DISTRIBUTION: Mortlock Isl (C Caroline Isis).

STATUS: CITES - Appendix I; IUCN - Endangered.

COMMENTS: Probably a subspecies of P. insularis .