Pteropus admiralitatum Thomas 1894

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Pteropodidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 313-350 : 334

Pteropus admiralitatum Thomas 1894

Pteropus admiralitatum Thomas 1894 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 13: 293.

Type Locality: Papua New Guinea, Bismarck Arch., Admiralty Isls.

Vernacular Names: Admiralty Flying Fox.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Pteropus admiralitatum subsp. admiralitatum Thomas 1894

Subspecies Pteropus admiralitatum subsp. colonus K. Andersen 1908

Subspecies Pteropus admiralitatum subsp. goweri Tate 1934

Subspecies Pteropus admiralitatum subsp. solomonis Thomas 1904

Distribution: Solomon Isls; Admiralty Isls, New Britain, and Tabar Isls (Bismarck Arch.).

Conservation: CITES – Appendix II. IUCN / SSC Action Plan (1992) – Not Threatened. IUCN 2003 – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: subniger species group. Reviewed by Felten and Kock (1972); also see Flannery (1995 b) and Bonaccorso (1998).