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: Pteropodini
Genus: Pteropus
Species: Pteropus chrysoproctus
Name
Pteropus chrysoproctus Temminck, 1837: 67
Syntypes: RMNH.MAM.37984.a, RMNH.MAM.37984.b, RMNH.MAM.37985.a, RMNH.MAM.37985.b, RMNH.MAM.37986.a, RMNH.MAM.37986.b, RMNH.MAM.37987.a, RMNH.MAM.37987.b, RMNH.MAM.37988.a, RMNH.MAM.37988.b, ZMB 2626.
Type locality: “Amboine [=Amboina]”, Moluccas, Indonesia.
Native distribution areas
Indonesia: Ambon, Buru, Seram, and small islands east of Seram.
References
Primary references
Temminck, C.J. 1835–1841. Monographies de Mammalogie, ou description de quelques genres de Mammifères, dont les espèces ont été observées dans les différens musées de l'Europe. Tome Second. E. d'Ocagne et A. Bertrand: Paris; C.C. van der Hock: Leiden. 392 pp., pls. XXVI–LXX. GoogleBooks. Reference page.
Links
Tsang, S.M. 2016. IUCN: Pteropus chrysoproctus (Vulnerable). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T99688187A22078625. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T99688187A22078625.en. Accessed on 23 April 2024.
Vernacular names
English: Moluccan Flying Fox
The Moluccan flying fox (Pteropus chrysoproctus), also known as the Ambon flying fox, is a species of megabat in the genus Pteropus.
It is found in the low-lying forests (less than 250 m above sea level) of Seram Island (including Manusela National Park), Buru, Ambon and the nearby Maluku Islands of eastern Indonesia.
Another Pteropus species, P. argentatus, was until recently considered to be the same species as P. chrysoproctus.
The habitat has an area of less than 20,000 km2 and is decreasing due to logging. For this reason, and because of hunting by the local population, these species have been listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN.[1]
References
Tsang, S.M. (2016). "Pteropus chrysoproctus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T99688187A22078625. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T99688187A22078625.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
Coenraad Jacob Temminck (1837) Mongr. Mamm. 2: 267
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