Pteropus niger

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Megachiroptera
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Familia: Pteropodidae
Subfamilia: Pteropodinae
Tribus: Pteropodini
Subtribus: Pteropodina
Genus: Pteropus
Species: Pteropus niger

Name

Pteropus niger Kerr, 1792

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

Synonyms

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

References

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

Distribution

• Mascarene Islands (RTunion, Mauritius Islands)

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Maskarenen-Flughund
English: Greater Mascarene Flying Fox
Français: Roussette noire
Nederlands: Zwarte vleerhond