Cynopterus sphinx

Cynopterus sphinx

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Yinpterochiroptera

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 Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Ordo: Chiroptera Subordo: Yinpterochiroptera

Familia: Pteropodidae
Subfamilia: Cynopterinae
Tribus: Cynopterini
Genus: Cynopterus
Species: C. sphinx
Subspecies: C. s. angulatus – C. s. babi – C. s. pagensis – C. s. scherzeri – C. s. serasani – C. s. sphinx

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Cynopterus sphinx Vahl, 1797

Type locality: India, Madras, Tranquebar.

References

• Vahl. 1797. Skr. Nat. Selsk. Copenhagen, 4(1): 123.
• Conservation status: IUCN: Cynopterus sphinx  (Least Concern)
• Cynopterus sphinx in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.

Distribution

• Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, South China, South-East Asia including Burma, Vietnam, and Cambodia, West Malaysia, Sumatra

Vernacular names

English: Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Bahasa Melayu: Cecadu Siam