Desmalopex leucopterus

Desmalopex leucopterus

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 Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Ordo: Chiroptera Subordo: Yinpterochiroptera

Familia: Pteropodidae
Subfamilia: Pteropodinae
Tribus: Pteralopini
Genus: Desmalopex
Species: Desmalopex leucopterus

Name

Desmalopex leucopterus (Temminck, 1853)

Type locality: Philippines.

Synonyms

• chinensis Gray, 1871
• Pteropus leucopterus Temminck, 1853

References

• Esselstyn, J.A., Garcia, H.J.D., Saulog, M.G. & Heaney, L.R. 2008: A new species of Desmalopex (Pteropodidae) from the Philippines, with a phylogenetic analysis of the Pteropodini. Journal of Mammalogy, 89 (4): 815–825.
• Giannini, N.P., Almeida, F.C., Simmons, N.B. & Helgen, K.M. 2008: The systematic position of Pteropus leucopterus and its bearing on the monophyly and relationships of Pteropus (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae). Acta Chiropterologica, 10 (1):11-20.
• Temminck. 1853. Esquisses Zool. sur la Cote de Guine: 60.
• Conservation status: IUCN Red List

Distribution

• Luzon, Catanduanes, and Dinagat Islands (Philippines)

Vernacular names

English: White-winged Flying Fox.