Pteropodidae

Acerodon jubatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Megachiroptera
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Ordo: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Subordo: Cynodontia Infraordo: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohort: Theria Cohort: Eutheria Cohort: Placentalia Superordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Ordo: Chiroptera Subordo: Megachiroptera

Familia: Pteropodidae
Subfamiliae (2 + 2†): Macroglossinae – Pteropodinae – †Archaeopteropodinae – †Propottinae

Name

Pteropodidae Gray, 1872

Synonyms

Cephalotidae Gray, 1821
Harpyidae H. Smith, 1842

References

Buden, D.W.; Helgen, K.M.; Wiles, G.J. 2013: Taxonomy, distribution, and natural history of flying foxes (Chiroptera, Pteropodidae) in the Mortlock Islands and Chuuk State, Caroline Islands. ZooKeys, 345: 97–135. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.345.5840 Reference page.
Pteropodidae in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
Gray 1872. London Med. Repos., 15: 299.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Flughunde
English: Old World fruit bats; flying foxes
suomi: Hedelmälepakot
hrvatski: Velešišmiši; letipsi
日本語: オオコウモリ科
Nederlands: Vleerhonden
norsk nynorsk: Flygehund
português: Pteropodídeos
ไทย: ค้างคาวผลไม้

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