Cynopterus sphinx

Life-forms

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: Cynopterinae
Tribus: Cynopterini
Genus: Cynopterus
Species: C. sphinx
Subspecies: C. s. angulatus – C. s. babi – C. s. pagensis – C. s. scherzeri – C. s. serasani – C. s. sphinx
Name

Cynopterus sphinx (Vahl, 1797)

Syntypes (n=2): Naturhistorie-Selskabet (Museum of the Copenhagen Natural History Society), obtained by Capt. D.C. Daldorf. [lost]
Type locality: “Tranquebariae [=Tranquebar]”, Madras, India.

Combinations

Vespertilio sphinx Vahl, 1797: 123 [original combination]

Native distribution areas

Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, South China, South-East Asia including Burma, Vietnam, and Cambodia, West Malaysia, Sumatra

References
Primary references

Vahl, M. 1797. Beskrivelse paa tre nye arter flagermuse. Skrivter af Naturhistorie-selskabet 4: 121–138. BHL Reference page.

Links

IUCN: Cynopterus sphinx (Least Concern)

Vernacular names
English: Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Bahasa Melayu: Cecadu Siam