Pteropus anetianus Gray 1870

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 : 335

Pteropus anetianus Gray 1870

Pteropus anetianus Gray 1870 , Cat. Monkeys, Lemurs, Fruit-eating Bats Brit. Mus.: 101.

Type Locality: Vanuatu, Aneiteum (= Aneityum).

Vernacular Names: Vanuatu Flying Fox.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Pteropus anetianus subsp. anetianus Gray 1870

Subspecies Pteropus anetianus subsp. aorensis Lawrence 1945

Subspecies Pteropus anetianus subsp. bakeri Thomas 1925

Subspecies Pteropus anetianus subsp. banksiana Sanborn 1930

Subspecies Pteropus anetianus subsp. eotinus K. Andersen 1913

Subspecies Pteropus anetianus subsp. motalavae Felten and Kock 1972

Subspecies Pteropus anetianus subsp. pastoris Felten and Kock 1972

Distribution: Vanuatu including Banks Isls.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix II. IUCN / SSC Action Plan (1992) – Indeterminate. IUCN 2003 – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: samoensis species group. Includes eotinus, bakeri, and banksiana; see Felten and Kock (1972). Also see Flannery (1995 b).