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SPECIES Pteropus vetulus

Author:Jouan, 1863.
Citation:Mem. Soc. Imp. Sci. Nat. Cherbourg, 9: 90.
Common Name:New Caledonian Flying Fox
Type Locality:New Caledonia (France).
Distribution:New Caledonia (France).
Status:CITES – Appendix II. IUCN/SSC Action Plan (1992) – Rare: Limited Distribution. IUCN 2003 – Lower Risk (nt).
Comments:pselaphon species group. Includes macmillani; see Felten (1964b). Also see Flannery (1995b).
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Synonyms:

    germaini Dobson, 1878
    macmillani Tate, 1942

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