Epomophorus

Epomophorus gambianus

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: Rousettinae
Tribus: Epomophorini
Genus: Epomophorus
Species (11): E. angolensis – E. anselli – E. crypturus – E. dobsonii – E. gambianus – E. grandis – E. intermedius – E. labiatus – E. minor – E. pusillus – E. wahlbergi

Name

Epomophorus Bennett, 1836: 149

• Type species: Pteropus epomophorus Bennett, 1836, by monotypy.

Synonyms

• Micropteropus Matschie, 1899: 57
  • Type species: Epomophorus pusillus Peters, 1867, by original designation.

References

Primary references

• Bennett, E.T. 1836. Mr. Bennett called the attention of the Meeting to a Pteropine Bat which had recently been obtained from the neighbourhood of the river Gambia, and which was exhibited. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1835: 149. BHL

Additional references

• Almeida, F.C., Simmons, N.B. & Giannni, N.P. 2020. A Species-level Phylogeny of Old World Fruit Bats with a New Higher-level Classification of the Family Pteropodidae. American Museum Novitates 3950: 24 pp. hdl: 2246/7111 BHL Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Epauletted Fruit Bat