Pteropus niger Kerr 1792 (Mauritian flying fox)

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Pteropodidae

Alternative combination: Vespertilio niger

Belongs to Pteropus according to International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1998

Sister taxa: Pteropus alecto, Pteropus giganteus, Pteropus hypomelanus, Pteropus intermedius, Pteropus lylei, Pteropus mariannus, Pteropus melanotus, Pteropus poliocephalus, Pteropus vampyrus

Distribution: found only at Mare aux Songes swamp (modern collection) (Quaternary of Mauritius)

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