Hypsignathus

Hypsignathus monstrosus

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: Hypsignathus
Species (1): H. monstrosus

Name

Hypsignathus H. Allen, 1861: 156

• Type species: Hypsignathus monstrosus H. Allen, 1861, by monotypy.

Synonyms

• Sphyrocephalus A. Murray, 1862: 8
  • Type species: Sphyrocephalus labrosus Murray, 1862, by monotypy.
• Zygaenocephalus A. Murray, 1862: plate I

References

Primary references

• Allen, H. 1861. Description of new Pteropine Bats from Africa. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 13: 156–160. BHL Reference page. 
• Murray, A. 1862. Description of Sphyrocephalus labrosus, A New Bat from Old Calabar River, Western Africa. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1862: 8–12. BHL Reference page.