Pteropus medius
Taxonavigation
Familia: Pteropodidae
Subfamilia: Pteropodinae
Tribus: Pteropodini
Genus: Pteropus
Species:
Subspecies: P. m. ariel – P. m. chinghaiensis – P. m. leucocephalus –
P. m. medius
Name
Pteropus medius Temminck, 1825
Synonymy
- Pteropus giganteus Brünnich, 1782
Type locality: India, Bengal.
References
- Brünnich. 1782. Dyrenes Historie, 1: 43.
- Conservation status: IUCN Red List
- Simmons, N. (2005). Pteropus giganteus. IUCN Red List 2024.
Distribution
- Maldive Islands, India (incl. Andaman Islands), Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Burma, Tsinghai (China).
Vernacular names
- Deutsch: Indischer Riesenflughund.
- English: Indian Flying Fox.
- हिन्दी: फल चमगादड़
- magyar: Indiai repülőkutya