Epomophorus minor

Epomophorus minor

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: Rousettinae
Tribus: Epomophorini
Genus: Epomophorus
Species: Epomophorus minor

Name

Epomophorus minor Dobson, 1879: 715

• Holotype: BMNH 1879.9.12.4, subadult ♂, body in alcohol with skull removed, collected by G.E. Dobson.
• Type locality: “Zanzibar”, Tanzania.

Synonyms

• Epomophorus minimus Claessen & De Vree, 1991: 216
  • Holotype: SMF 44238, adult ♀, body in alcohol with skell removed, collected in May 1971.
  • Type locality: “Bahadu, 10°05'–40°37'E, 600 m, Shewa Prov., Ethiopia”.

Native distribution areas

• Ethiopia
• Somalia
• Sudan
• Kenya
• Rwanda
• South-East Congo
• Zambia
• Tanzania
• Zanzibar
• Uganda
• Malawi

References

Primary references

• Dobson, G.E. 1880. Notes on some species of Chiroptera from Zanzibar, with descriptions of new and rare species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1879(4): 715–719. BHL
• Claessen, C.J. & De Vree, F. 1991. Systematic and taxonomic notes on the Epomophorus anurus-labiatus-minor complex with the description of a new species (Mammalia; Chiroptera; Pteropodidae). Senckenbergiana biologica 71: 209–238. Reference page. 

Links

• Taylor, P. 2016. IUCN: Epomophorus minor  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T84458822A84458832. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T84458822A84458832.en. Accessed on 26 April 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Minor Epauletted Fruit Bat