Chironax

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Megachiroptera
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Familia: Pteropodidae
Subfamilia: Pteropodinae
Tribus: Cynopterini
Subtribus: Cynopterina
Genus: Chironax
Species: C. melanocephalus

Name

Chironax K. Andersen, 1912

Type Species: Pteropus melanocephalus Temminck, 1825

References

• K. Andersen. 1912. Cat. Chiroptera British Museum, 2nd ed.: 658.
• Chironax in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, D. E. & Reeder, D. M. (eds.) (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0801882214

Vernacular names

English: Black-capped Fruit Bat