Pteropus vampyrus

Pteropus vampyrus

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
Subfamilia: Pteropodinae
Tribus: Pteropodini
Subtribus: Pteropodina
Genus: Pteropus
Species: P. vampyrus
Subspecies: P. v. edulis – P. v. lanensis – P. v. natunae – P. v. pluton – P. v. sumatrensis – P. v. vampyrus

Name

• Pteropus vampyrus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Original combination: Vespertilio vampyrus
  • Type locality: Indonesia, Java.

References

• Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp : page 31. doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.542
• Pteropus vampyrus 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
• Conservation status: IUCN Red List
• Pteropus vampyrus Report on ITIS

Distribution

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

Vernacular names

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

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