Macroglossus sobrinus K. Andersen 1911

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 : 326

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scientific name	Macroglossus sobrinus K. Andersen 1911
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Macroglossus sobrinus K. Andersen 1911 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 3: 641.

Type Locality: Malaysia, Perak, Gunong Igari (= Mt Igari), 2,000 ft. (610 m).

Vernacular Names: Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Macroglossus sobrinus subsp. sobrinus K. Andersen 1911

Subspecies Macroglossus sobrinus subsp. fraternus Chasen and Kloss 1928

Distribution: NE India, Burma, C and S Thailand, S Laos, Vietnam, Sumatra, Java, Bali, and Sipora, Siberut, and Mentawai Isls ( Indonesia). Reports of this species from Cambodia cannot be confirmed (Kock, 2000 a).

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

Discussion: Reviewed by Bates and Harrison (1997); also see Bergmans (2001).