Ptenochirus wetmorei

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: Ptenochirus
Species: Ptenochirus wetmorei

Name

Ptenochirus wetmorei (Taylor, 1934)

• Holotype: AMNH M-241710 (formerly EHT 770), adult ♀, skin and skull, collected by E.H. Taylor in March 1923.
• Type locality: “near Tatayan, Cotabato”, Mindanao, Philippines.

Combinations

• Megaerops wetmorei Taylor, 1934: 191 [original combination]
• Ptenochirus wetmorei: Giannini in Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019: 69 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas

• Philippines: Mindanao Island.

References

Primary references

• Taylor, E.H. 1934. Philippine Land Mammals. Monographs of the Bureau of Science 30: 1–548. GoogleBooks Reference page. 
• Wilson, D.E. & Mittermeier, R.A. (Eds.)  2019. Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Volume 9. Bats. Lynx Edicions: Barcelona. 1008 pp. ISBN 978-84-16728-19-0 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Almeida, F.C., Simmons, N.B. & Giannni, N.P. 2020. A Species-level Phylogeny of Old World Fruit Bats with a New Higher-level Classification of the Family Pteropodidae. American Museum Novitates 3950: 24 pp. hdl: 2246/7111 BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Rosell-Ambal, G., Tabaranza, B. & Ramayla, S. 2008. IUCN: Ptenochirus wetmorei  (Vulnerable). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T12948A3401295. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T12948A3401295.en. Accessed on 19 April 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Mindanao Fruit Bat
Bahasa Melayu: Cecadu