Pteropus niger Kerr 1792

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 : 341

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Pteropus niger Kerr 1792 , in: Linnaeus, Anim. Kingdom, Vol. 1: 90.

Type Locality: Mascarene Isls, Réunion Isl ( France).

Vernacular Names: Greater Mascarene Flying Fox.

Synonyms: Pteropus fuscus E. Geoffroy 1803 ; Pteropus mauritianus Hermann 1804 ; Pteropus rufus Tiedemann 1808 ; Pteropus vulgaris E. Geoffroy 1810 .

Distribution: Mascarene Isls ( Réunion Isl, Mauritius Isl, subfossil on Rodrigues Isl). Madagascar records are probably erroneous ( Bergmans, 1990).

Conservation: CITES – Appendix II. IUCN / SSC Action Plan (1992) – Vulnerable: Limited Distribution. IUCN 2003 – Vulnerable. Extinct on Réunion Isl, see Cheke and Dahl (1981).

Discussion: niger species group. Reviewed by Bergmans (1990).