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Pteropus melanopogon

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Eutheria
Ordo: Chiroptera
Subordo: Megachiroptera
Familia: Pteropodidae
Subfamilia: Pteropodinae
Tribus: Pteropodini
Subtribus: Pteropodina
Genus: Pteropus
Species: Pteropus melanopogon

Name

Pteropus melanopogon Peters, 1867

Type locality: Indonesia, Molucca Islands, Amboina.

Synonyms

* argentatus Gray, 1858
* phaiops Temminck, 1837

References

* Peters. 1867. Monatsberichte der Koniglich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin, 1867: 330.
* Conservation status: IUCN Red List

Distribution

* Amboina, Buru, Seram, Banda Islands, Yamdena (= Timor Laut), and adjacent islands (Indonesia).

Vernacular names
English: Black-bearded Flying Fox.

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