Pteropodidae

Acerodon jubatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Megachiroptera
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Chordata Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Theria Infraclassis: Eutheria Magnordo: Epitheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Ordo: Chiroptera Subordo: Megachiroptera

Familia: Pteropodidae
Subfamiliae: †Archaeopteropodinae - Macroglossinae - †Propottinae - Pteropodinae

Name

Pteropodidae Gray, 1872

Synonyms

• Cephalotidae Gray, 1821
• Harpyidae H. Smith, 1842

References

• Pteropodidae in Mammal Species of the World.
  Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (eds) (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed).
• Gray, 1872. London Med. Repos., 15: 299.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Flughunde
English: Old World fruit bats; flying foxes
Hrvatski: Velešišmiši; letipsi
Nederlands: Vleerhonden
日本語: オオコウモリ科
Português: Pteropodídeos
Suomi: Hedelmälepakot

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