Coleura seychellensis

Coleura seychellensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Emballonuroidea

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: Yangochiroptera Superfamilia: Emballonuroidea

Familia: Emballonuridae
Subfamilia: Emballonurinae
Genus: Coleura
Species: Coleura seychellensis
Subspecies (2): C. s. seychellensis – C. s. silhouettae

Name

Coleura seychellensis Peters, 1868: 367

• Syntypes (n=2): ZMB 3470, ♂ and ♀, body in alcohol with skull removed, donated by Ed. Percival Wright.
• Type locality: “Seychellen” [= Seychelles Islands].

Native distribution areas

• Seychelle Islands: Silhouette, Mahé, Praslin, Silhouette and La Digue.

References

Primary references

• Peters, W. 1868. Über die zu den Glossophagae gehörigen Flederthiere und über eine neue Art der Gattung Colëura. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1868: 361–368. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Mondajem, A., Gerlach, J., Mickleburgh, S., Hutson, A.M. & Bergmans, W. 2017. IUCN: Coleura seychellensis  (Critically Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T5112A22089794. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T5112A22089794.en. Accessed on 08 May 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Seychelles Sheath-tailed Bat