Hypsignathus monstrosus

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Hypsignathus monstrosus

Taxonavigation[edit]

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: Rousettinae
Tribus: Epomophorini
Genus: Hypsignathus
Species: Hypsignathus monstrosus

Name[edit]

Hypsignathus monstrosus H. Allen, 1861: 157

  • Holotype: ANSP 969/2771, adult ♂, skin and skull, collected by Du Chaillu.
  • Type locality: “Western Africa”, restricted to “Gaboon” by Andersen (1912: 508).

Synonyms[edit]

  • Sphyrocephalus labrosus Murray, 1862: 8
    • Holotype: BMNH 1862.1.23.1, adult ♂, body in alcohol with skull removed, donated by Reverend William C. Thomson.
    • Type locality: “Old Calabar [=Nigeria]”.
  • Epomophorus macrocephalus Peters, 1876: 474

Native distribution areas[edit]

  • Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Uganda.

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Vernacular names[edit]

Deutsch: Hammerkopf
English: Hammer-headed Fruit Bat
Nederlands: Hamerkopvleerhond
polski: Wielkogłów