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Taxon:
Species
Pteropus vampyrus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
- large flying fox
(mammal)
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Pteropus vampyrus species group (Species group)
..Pteropus giganteus (Species) - Indian flying fox
..Pteropus intermedius (Species)
..Pteropus lylei (Species) - Lyle's flying fox
..Pteropus vampyrus (Species) - large flying fox
....Pteropus vampyrus edulis (Subspecies)
....Pteropus vampyrus lanensis (Subspecies)
....Pteropus vampyrus natunae (Subspecies)
....Pteropus vampyrus pluton (Subspecies)
....Pteropus vampyrus sumatrensis (Subspecies)
....Pteropus vampyrus vampyrus (Subspecies)
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
(C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Original name
:
Linnaeus, C. 1758.
Syst. Nat.
(ed. 10)
1
: 31.
Original rank
:
Subsequent generic combination
:
Original spelling
:
Types
Type of
:
Pteropus vampyrus species group
Ref:
N.B. Simmons, 2005
: 345.
[inferred]
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]
:
Pteropus vampyrus vampyrus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Combinations
Basionym
:
Vespertilio vampyrus
Linnaeus, 1758
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
kalong
Ref:
B. Grzimek (ed.), 1973-1975
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
large flying fox
Ref:
G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
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28 Aug 2026