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Pteropus niger
(Kerr, 1792)
- greater Mascarene flying fox
(mammal)
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Pteropus niger species group (Species group)
..Pteropus aldabrensis (Species)
..Pteropus rufus (Species) - Madagascar flying fox
..Pteropus seychellensis (Species) - Seychelles flying fox
..Pteropus voeltzkowi (Species) - Pemba flying fox
..Pteropus niger (Species) - greater Mascarene flying fox
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
(Kerr,
in
Linnaeus, 1792), typ. cons.
Original name
:
Kerr in Linnaeus, 1792:90.
Subsequent rank
:
Subsequent generic combination
:
Attributes
Conserved type (typ. cons.)
Ref:
ICZN, 1998. Opinion 1894
: 64.
Types
Type of
:
Pteropus niger species group
Ref:
N.B. Simmons, 2005
: 341.
[inferred]
Type, by original designation, of
:
Pteropus
(Genus)
Brisson, 1762
Combinations
Basionym
:
Vespertilio niger
R. Kerr, 1792
Synonyms
Junior subjective synonym
:
Pteropus rufus
Tiedemann, 1808, nom. illeg.
Ref:
N.B. Simmons, 2005
: 343-344.
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
zwarte vleerhond
Ref:
B. Grzimek (ed.), 1973-1975
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
greater Mascarene flying fox
Ref:
G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
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