Taxonomy Profile: Pteropus rufus (E Geoffroy 1803)

Pteropus rufus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Madagascan Flying Fox []
Malagasy Flying Fox []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Pteropus rufus: 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 : Pteropodinae
Old World fruit bats |
Tribe : Pteropodini
Genus : Pteropus
flying foxes |
Species : Pteropus rufus
Madagascan Flying Fox |
Malagasy Flying Fox |
Pteropus rufus Direct Children(s):
Pteropus rufus: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Don E. Wilson
Notes:
Smithsonian Institution, MRC 108 Washington DC 20560-0108
Reference for:
Pteropus rufus
Source(s):
Source:
Checklist of CITES species: Index of CITES species
Acquired:
2013-10-30
Notes:
UNEP-WCMC (Comps.) 2013. Checklist of CITES species. CITES Secretariat, Geneva, Switzerland, and UNEP-WCMC, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Available online at http://checklist.cites.org/
Reference for:
Pteropus rufus
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2000-01-01 / 2000-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Common Names of Mammals of the World
Page(s):
xiv + 204
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-383-3/
Notes:
With contributions by Bernadette N. Graham, Adam P. Potter, and Mariana M. Upmeyer
Reference for:
Pteropus rufus
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:
Pteropus rufus
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:
Pteropus rufus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Bergmans, Wim
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1990-12-31 / 1990-12-31
Article/Chapter Title:
Taxonomy and biogeography of African fruit bats (Mammalia, Megachiroptera). 3. The genera Scotonycteris Matschie, 1894, Casinycteris Thomas, 1910, Pteropus Brisson, 1762, and Eidolon Rafinesque, 1815
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Beaufortia, vol. 40, no. 7
Page(s):
111-177
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0067-4745
Notes:
Reference for:
Pteropus rufus
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:
Pteropus rufus
Pteropus rufus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Pteropus rufus: Comments
Comment:
Status: CITES - Appendix II. IUCN/SSC Action Plan (1992) - Not Threatened. IUCN 2003 - Lower Risk (lc)
Comment:
CITES: Appendix II under Pteropus, per 2013 Checklist of CITES species: Index of CITES species published with amendments to the Appendices and changes in standard scientific nomenclature following the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (Bangkok, 2013). For current status see CITES.org
Comment:
Comments: niger species group. Reviewed by Peterson et al. (1995); also see Bergmans (1990). Some authors have recognized princeps as a subspecies, but this has not been supported in recent analyses; see Bergmans (1990) and Peterson et al. (1995)...
Comment:
Because Wilson and Reeder (1993) did not treat names established in E. Geoffroy (1803) as available, Koopman (1993) attributed authorship of rufus to Tiedemann (1808, Zool., v.1, Allgemeine Zool., Mensch Saugthiere, Landshut, p.535.), but rufus Tiedemann is a junior synonym of niger Kerr; see Grubb (2001a) and Opinion 2005 of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (2002b)