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
Ordo: Chiroptera
Subordo: Yinpterochiroptera
Familia: Pteropodidae
Subfamilia: Cynopterinae
Tribus: Balionycterini
Genus: Sphaerias
Species: Sphaerias blanfordi
Name
Sphaerias blanfordi Thomas, 1891
Type locality: Burma, Karin Hills, Cheba, Leito.
Etymology: blanfordi: named after English geologist and naturalist William Thomas Blanford.
References
Thomas. 1891. Annales of Museum Civ. Stor. Nat. Genova, ser. 2, 10: 884, 921, 922.
Distribution
North India
Bhutan
Burma
Vernacular names
English: Blanford's Fruit Bat
ไทย: ค้างคาวดอย
Blanford's fruit bat (Sphaerias blanfordi) is a mountain species of megabat. It is found in several countries in South and Southeast Asia.
Taxonomy
Blanford's fruit bat was described as a new species in 1891 by English zoologist Oldfield Thomas, who put it in the genus Cynopterus (C. blanfordi).[2] The eponym for its specific epithet "blanfordi" is English naturalist William Thomas Blanford.[3]
In 1906, American zoologist Gerrit Smith Miller Jr. proposed the new genus Sphaerias. He justified the inclusion of C. blanfordi in this genus as opposed to Cynopterus due to its lack of a calcar and the development of the incisors, whose shape he called "peculiar".[4]
Range and habitat
It occurs in several countries in South and Southeast Asia, including Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.[1] In 2010, it was documented in Laos for the first time.[5] It has been documented at a range of elevations from 308–2,710 m (1,010–8,891 ft) above sea level.[1]
Conservation
As of 2021, it is listed as a least-concern species by the IUCN. It meets the criteria for this designation due to its large geographic range and presumably large population size. Additionally, it is unlikely to be experiencing rapid population decline.[1] The IUCN listed no major threats to the species,[1] but the first record of it in Laos was an individual sold as bushmeat at a market.[5]
References
Bates, P.; Bumrungsri, S.; Csorba, G.; Francis, C. (2021). "Sphaerias blanfordi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T20521A22100101. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T20521A22100101.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
Thomas, O. (1891). "Diagnoses of three new Mammals collected by Signor L. Fea in the Carin Hills, Burma". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova. 30: 884.
Srinivasulu, C (2019). South Asian mammals: an updated checklist and their scientific names. p. 111. ISBN 978-0-429-88089-6. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
Miller, G.S. (1906). "Twelve new genera of bats". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 19: 83–85.
Douangboubpha, B.; Sanamxay, D.; Xayaphet, V.; Bumrungsri, S.; Bates, P. J. (2012). "Short note: First record of Sphaerias blanfordi (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) from Lao PDR". Tropical Natural History. 12 (1): 117–122.
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