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Pteropus samoensis

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 samoensis
Subspecies: P. s. nawaiensis - P. s. samoensis

Name

Pteropus samoensis Peale, 1848

Type locality: Samoan Islands, Tutuila Island (American Samoa).

References

* Peale. 1848. Mammalia in Repotrs of U.S. Expl. Survay, 8: 20.
* Conservation status: IUCN Red List

Distribution

* Fiji Islands
* Samoan Islands

Vernacular names
English: Samoan Flying Fox.

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