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: Desmalopex
Species: Desmalopex leucopterus
Name
Desmalopex leucopterus (Temminck, 1853)
Type locality: Philippines.
Synonyms
chinensis Gray, 1871
Pteropus leucopterus Temminck, 1853
References
Esselstyn, J.A., Garcia, H.J.D., Saulog, M.G. & Heaney, L.R. 2008: A new species of Desmalopex (Pteropodidae) from the Philippines, with a phylogenetic analysis of the Pteropodini. Journal of Mammalogy, 89 (4): 815–825.
Giannini, N.P., Almeida, F.C., Simmons, N.B. & Helgen, K.M. 2008: The systematic position of Pteropus leucopterus and its bearing on the monophyly and relationships of Pteropus (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae). Acta Chiropterologica, 10 (1):11-20.
Temminck. 1853. Esquisses Zool. sur la Cote de Guine: 60.
Conservation status: IUCN Red List
Distribution
Luzon, Catanduanes, and Dinagat Islands (Philippines)
Vernacular names
English: White-winged Flying Fox.
The white-winged flying fox (Desmalopex leucoptera), also known as the mottle-winged flying fox is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae. They are endemic to the Philippines. Their natural habitats are subtropical and tropical dry forests. [1] In 2008, Giannini et al. revived the genus Desmalopex and placed D. leucoptera in it.[2]
References
Waldien, D.L.; Duya, M.R. (2020). "Desmalopex leucopterus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T18731A22081331. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T18731A22081331.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
Giannini, Norberto P.; Almeida, Francisca Cunha; Simmons, Nancy B.; Helgen, Kristofer M. (2008). "The systematic position of Pteropus leucopterus and its bearing on the monophyly and relationships of Pteropus (Chiroptera : Pteropodidae)". Acta Chiropterologica. 10: 11–20. doi:10.3161/150811008x331054. hdl:11336/82001. S2CID 59028595.
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