Cynopterus sphinx

Cynopterus sphinx

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Yinpterochiroptera

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Ordo: Chiroptera Subordo: Yinpterochiroptera

Familia: Pteropodidae
Subfamilia: Cynopterinae
Tribus: Cynopterini
Genus: Cynopterus
Species: C. sphinx
Subspecies: C. s. angulatus – C. s. babi – C. s. pagensis – C. s. scherzeri – C. s. serasani – C. s. sphinx

Name

Cynopterus sphinx (Vahl, 1797)

• Syntypes (n=2): Naturhistorie-Selskabet (Museum of the Copenhagen Natural History Society), obtained by Capt. D.C. Daldorf. [lost]
• Type locality: “Tranquebariae [=Tranquebar]”, Madras, India.

Combinations

• Vespertilio sphinx Vahl, 1797: 123 [original combination]

Native distribution areas

• Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, South China, South-East Asia including Burma, Vietnam, and Cambodia, West Malaysia, Sumatra

References

Primary references

• Vahl, M. 1797. Beskrivelse paa tre nye arter flagermuse. Skrivter af Naturhistorie-selskabet 4: 121–138. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN: Cynopterus sphinx  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Indischer Kurznasenflughund
English: Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Bahasa Melayu: Cecadu Siam

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