Pteralopex anceps

Pteralopex anceps

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 Cladus: Scrotifera Ordo: Chiroptera Subordo: Yinpterochiroptera

Familia: Pteropodidae
Subfamilia: Pteropodinae
Tribus: Pteralopini
Genus: Pteralopex
Species: Pteralopex anceps

Name

Pteralopex anceps Andersen, 1909: 266.

Type locality: Papua New Guinea, Bougainville Island.

References

Primary references

• Andersen, K. 1909. Two new bats from the Solomon Islands. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 8, 3: 266–270. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN: Pteralopex anceps K. Andersen, 1909 (Critically Endangered)
• Pteralopex anceps 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.
• Conservation status: IUCN Red List

Distribution

• Buka, Bougainville Islands (Papua New Guinea)
• Choiseul Island and Isabel Island (Solomon Islands)

Vernacular names

English: Bougainville Monkey-faced Fruit Bat

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