Pteropus rufus

Pteropus rufus

Pteropus rufus — distribution map

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 Cladus: Scrotifera Ordo: Chiroptera Subordo: Yinpterochiroptera

Familia: Pteropodidae
Subfamilia: Pteropodinae
Tribus: Pteropodini
Genus: Pteropus
Species: Pteropus rufus

Name

Pteropus rufus E. Geoffroy, 1803

Type locality: Madagascar.

Synonyms

• edwardsi E. Geoffroy, 1810
• phaiops Temmnick, 1825
• princeps K. Andersen, 1908

References

• Dobson. 1870. Cat. Mamm. Museum Nat. Histoire Nat. Paris: 47.
• IUCN: Pteropus rufus  (Vulnerable)

Distribution

• Madagascar

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Roter Flughund, Madagaskar-Flughund
English: Madagascan Flying Fox

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