Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

distribution

Distribution: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam. In Myanmar, recorded in Kachin State (Hkakaborazi Landscape), Mandalay Region (Patheingyi Township), Mon State (Kyaik Kha-Mi), Sagaing and Tanintharyi Regions (Proposed Lenya NP), Shan and Rakhine States (Bates et al. 2021; Grindley 2019; Pearch et al. 2003; Shein and Sein 2013; Struebig et al. 2005).

Mammals of Myanmar: an annotated checklist

child_taxa

Subspecies:: Subspecies Cynopterus sphinx subsp. sphinx Vahl 1797 Subspecies Cynopterus sphinx subsp. angulatus Miller 1898 Subspecies Cynopterus sphinx subsp. babi Lyon 1916 Subspecies Cynopterus sphinx subsp. pagensis Miller 1906 Subspecies Cynopterus sphinx subsp. scherzeri Zelebor 1869 Subspecies Cynopterus sphinx subsp. serasani Paradiso 1971

Order Chiroptera - Family Pteropodidae

conservation

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

Order Chiroptera - Family Pteropodidae

discussion

Discussion: This taxon is sometimes confused with brachyotis, and the status of many populations is in doubt. See discussion of diagnostic characters in Bates and Harrison (1997) and Mapatuna et al. (2002). Includes angulatus; see Hill and Thonglongya (1972). Does not include titthaecheilus; see Hill (1983). Apparently includes babi; see Kitchener and Maharadatunkamsi (1991), but also see Corbet and Hill (1992), who included babi in brachyotis without comment. May not include scherzeri; see Corbet and Hill (1992), but also see Bates and Harrison (1997), who retained scherzeri in sphinx but noted that it may represent a distinct species. May also include brachysoma and andamanesis (here listed as synonyms of brachyotis); see Bates and Harrison (1997). Some authors recognize gangeticus as a distinct subspecies; it is here grouped in the nominate subspecies following Koopman (1994). Clinal variation in size discussed by Storz et al. (2001). Also see Storz and Kunz (1999).

Order Chiroptera - Family Pteropodidae