Taxonomy Profile: Epomophorus (Bennett 1836)

Epomophorus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Micropteropus
Matschie 1899
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Epomophorus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Order : Chiroptera
bats |
morcego |
quiróptero |
Family : Pteropodidae
flying foxes |
Old World fruit bats |
megabats |
non-echolocating bats |
Subfamily : Rousettinae
Tribe : Epomophorini
Genus : Epomophorus
Epomophorus Direct Children(s):
Epomophorus gambianus
(Ogilby 1835)
Epomophorus grandis
(Sanborn 1950)
Epomophorus labiatus
(Temminck 1837)
Epomophorus wahlbergi
(Sundevall 1846)
Epomophorus crypturus
(Peters 1852)
Epomophorus minor
(Dobson 1880)
Epomophorus dobsonii
(Bocage 1889)
Epomophorus pusillus
(Peters 1868)
Epomophorus anselli
(Bergmans and Van Strien 2004)
Epomophorus: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Don E. Wilson
Notes:
Smithsonian Institution, MRC 108 Washington DC 20560-0108
Reference for:
Epomophorus
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1992-01-01 / 1993-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
Page(s):
xviii + 1207
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-217-9/
Notes:
Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
Reference for:
Epomophorus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Simmons, Nancy B. / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Order Chiroptera
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2
Page(s):
312-529
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
Reference for:
Epomophorus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, D. E., and R. A. Mittermeier, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2019-01-01 / 2019-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Vol. 9: Bats
Page(s):
1008
Publisher:
Lynx Edicions
Publication Place:
Barcelona, Spain
ISBN/ISSN:
978-84-16728190/
Notes:
Reference for:
Epomophorus
Epomophorus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Epomophorus: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Revised by Bergmans (1988), who transferred Micropteropus grandis to this genus. Key to this genus was presented in Boulay and Robbins (1989) and Claessen and De Vree (1991). Species groups follow Koopman (1994) with some modifications