Lavia frons

Lavia frons

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rhinolophoidea

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: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Cladus: Boreosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Ordo: Chiroptera Subordo: Yinpterochiroptera Superfamilia: Rhinolophoidea

Familia: Megadermatidae
Genus: Lavia
Species: Lavia frons
Subspecies: L. f. affinis – L. f. frons – L. f. rex

Name

Lavia frons E. Geoffroy, 1810

Type locality: Senegal.

References

Primary references

• Geoffroy, E. 1810. Description des rousettes des et des céphalotes, deux nouveaux genres de la famille des Chauvesouris. Annales du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle 15: 192. BHL

Additional references

• Lavia frons in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• Conservation status: IUCN Red List

Distribution

• Senegal and Gambia to Somalia, south to Namibia, Zambia, and Malawi
• Zanzibar

Vernacular names

English: Yellow-winged Bat