Pteropus neohibernicus
Great Flying-fox
As recorded: Pteropus neohibernicus Peters, 1876
Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Chiroptera › Pteropodidae
- Collected by
- P H Colman
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Identified by
- K Helgen, Jul 2003K.M. Helgen →15 Jul →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Pteropus neohibernicus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 24 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-07.
2026-07-07
パプアニューギニア ブラウン川
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2026-03-18
Kokopo District, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) Bird Explorers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-18
Kokopo District, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) Bird Explorers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-15
Sorong, ID-IB, ID
(c) Кирилл, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-07-28
Talasea District, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) grayhairstreak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-15
6QQH+52, Klamugun, Klaso, Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua, Indonesia
(c) koen_lepla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Pteropus neohibernicus. BPBM 95246. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 95004784. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-ng/95246.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 95004784 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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