Taxonomy Profile: Pteropus seychellensis (A Milne-Edwards 1878)

Pteropus seychellensis: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Seychelles Flying Fox []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Pteropus seychellensis: 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 seychellensis
Seychelles Flying Fox |
Pteropus seychellensis Direct Children(s):
Pteropus seychellensis seychellensis
(A Milne-Edwards 1878)
Pteropus seychellensis: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Don E. Wilson
Notes:
Smithsonian Institution, MRC 108 Washington DC 20560-0108
Reference for:
Pteropus seychellensis
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 seychellensis
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 seychellensis
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 seychellensis
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 seychellensis
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Milne-Edwards, A.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1878-06-22 / 1878-06-22
Article/Chapter Title:
Observations sur les Chauves-Souris des iles Seychelles
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Bulletin de la Société Philomathique de Paris, ser. 7, vol. 2
Page(s):
221-222
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31629361
Reference for:
Pteropus seychellensis
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 seychellensis
Pteropus seychellensis: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Pteropus seychellensis: Comments
Comment:
Status: CITES - Appendix II. IUCN/SSC Action Plan (1992) - Not Threatened. IUCN 2003 - Lower Risk (lc)
Comment:
Comments: niger species group. Includes comorensis; see Hill (1971b) and Bergmans (1990). Does not include aldabrensis; see Bergmans (1990)
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:
Author cited as 'Milne-Edwards, 1877' in Mammal Species of the World (2005)