Pteropus tonganus
Pacific Flying-fox
As recorded: Pteropus tonganus Quoy & Gaimard, 1830
Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Chiroptera › Pteropodidae
- Collected by
- R Utzurrum
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Locality
- Nuuuli, Avau Point
- Island
- Tutuila Island
- Region
- American Samoa
- Coordinates
- -14.3126, -170.7000
- Identified by
- R Utzurrum, Marine & Wildlife ResourcesG.E.O. Marine →Wildlife Resources →R. Utzurrum →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Pteropus tonganus observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-09.
2026-10-09
Route 012, American Samoa, AS
(c) moranoch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-12
Pago Pago, Eastern District, American Samoa
(c) janetstevens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-10-11
American Samoa
(c) Nick Volpe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-01-18
Utulei, Eastern District, American Samoa
(c) Rosario Douglas, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-01-18
Utulei, Eastern District, American Samoa
(c) Rosario Douglas, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2023-12-08
Alofau, Eastern District, American Samoa
(c) Oliver Komar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pteropus tonganus. BPBM 185238. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 165334658. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz/185238.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 165334658 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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