Pteropus vampyrus

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: P. vampyrus
Subspecies (6): P. v. edulis – P. v. lanensis – P. v. natunae – P. v. pluton – P. v. sumatrensis – P. v. vampyrus

Name

Pteropus vampyrus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type material: unknown.
Type locality: “Asia”, restricted to “Java”, Indonesia, by Andersen (1912).

Combinations

Vespertilio vampyrus Linnaeus, 1758: 31 [original combination]
Pteropus vampyrus: Thomas, 1892: 316 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas

Vietnam, Burma, Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Philippines, Sumatra, Java, and Lesser Sunda Islands, adjacent small islands including Anak Krakatau.

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page.

Links

Bates, P., Francis, C., Gumal, M., Bumrungsri, S., Walston, J., Heaney, L. & Mildenstein, T. 2008. IUCN: Pteropus vampyrus (Near Threatened). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T18766A8593657. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T18766A8593657.en.

Vernacular names

Boarisch: Kalong-Fliaghund
čeština: Kaloň malajský
Deutsch: Kalong, Kalong-Flughund
English: Large Flying Fox
español: Zorro volador de cuello rojo
eesti: Kalong
suomi: Isolentäväkoira
français: Roussette de Malaisie
magyar: Óriás repülőkutya
Bahasa Melayu: Keluang Besar
Nederlands: Kalong
polski: Rudawka malajska
русский: Гигантская летучая лисица
svenska: Kalong
ไทย: ค้างคาวแม่ไก่ป่าฝน
українська: Калонг
Tiếng Việt: Dơi quạ lớn

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