Pteropus Brisson, 1762. Regnum Animale Ed. 2, pp. 13, 153.
Vespertilio vampirus niger Kerr, 1792, type species by designation under plenary powers of the International Commission of Zoological Nomenclature
Pteropus comorensis Nicoll, 1908.
Three Voyages of a Naturalist p. 87-88.
Small Comoro Flying Fox
comorensis Nicoll, 1908:
comorensis Wallace, 1880 [nomen nudum];
comorensis Keller, 1898 [nomen nudum].
Comoro Islands, Mayotte Harbour, Buzi Islet
Comoros Isls, Mafia Isl (off Tanzania)
CITES - Appendix II IUCN - Least Concern as Pteropus seychellensis comorensis (2017).
References:
Almeida, F., K.M. Helgen, N.B Simmons, and N.P Giannini 2025. Evolution and ecology of body size in the world’s largest bats. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 292(20250743): 1-12. Read article.
Moreau, R. E.; G. H. E. Hopkins; R. W. Hayman. 1946. The type-localities of some African mammals. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 115(3-4): 387-447. Read abstract.
Nicoll, M.J. 1908. Three Voyages of a Naturalist, Being an Account of Many Little-Known Islands in Three Oceans Visited by the "Valhalla," R.Y.S. Witherby & Co, London: 246pp. Read volume.
vampyrus species group; see Almeida et al. (2014). Distinct from seychellensis; see Almeida et al. (2025). See Moreau et al. (1946) for information concerning the type locality.