Drepane longimana was reported from 25 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 24 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 1 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Indonesia, New Guinea and Philippines, north to Taiwan and Japan, south to northern Australia.
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Table 1: Present in 24 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 9800
Asia China CHN native 57879
Africa Djibouti DJI native 5450
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 9800
Asia Iran IRN native 47533
Asia Japan JPN native 9800
Africa Kenya KEN native 12484
Asia Kuwait KWT native 28618
Asia Malaysia MYS native 5756
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 9800
Asia Philippines PHL native 43239
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 43239
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 5324
Asia Taiwan TWN native 5193
Africa Tanzania TZA native 12484
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 13300
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 12846

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Samoa WSM questionable 45255

Table 4: Reported from 25 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 9800
Asia China CHN native 57879
Africa Djibouti DJI native 5450
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 9800
Asia Iran IRN native 47533
Asia Japan JPN native 9800
Africa Kenya KEN native 12484
Asia Kuwait KWT native 28618
Asia Malaysia MYS native 5756
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 9800
Asia Philippines PHL native 43239
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 43239
Oceania Samoa WSM questionable 45255
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 5324
Asia Taiwan TWN native 5193
Africa Tanzania TZA native 12484
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 13300
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 12846
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