Pteropus niger

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: Pteropodinae
Tribus: Pteropodini
Genus: Pteropus
Species: Pteropus niger

Name

Pteropus niger (Kerr, 1792)

Type locality: Mascarene Islands, Réunion Island (France).

Synonyms

fuscus E. Geoffroy, 1803
mauritianus Hermann, 1804
rufus Tiedemann, 1808
pteropus Merriam ex Brisson, 1895
vulgaris E. Geoffroy, 1810

Distribution

Mascarene Islands (RTunion, Mauritius Islands)

References

Kerr. 1792. In Linnaeus, Anim. Kingdom, 1: 90.
Conservation status: IUCN Red List

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Maskarenen-Flughund
English: Greater Mascarene Flying Fox
français: Roussette noire
Nederlands: Zwarte vleerhond
русский: Маврикийская летучая лисица