Pteropus molossinus Temminck, 1853 . Esquisses Zool. sur la Côte de Guine, p. 62.

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

DISTRIBUTION: Mortlock and Ponape Isis (Caroline Isis).

STATUS: CITES - Appendix I; IUCN - Endangered.

SYNONYMS: breviceps .