Pteropus hypomelanus Temminck 1853 (flying fox)

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Pteropodidae

Full reference: C.J. Temminck. 1853. Esquisses zoologiques sur la cote de Guine. 1e partie, les mammifères

Belongs to Pteropus according to C.J. Temminck 1853

Sister taxa: Pteropus alecto, Pteropus cagayanus, Pteropus giganteus, Pteropus intermedius, Pteropus lanensis, Pteropus lylei, Pteropus mariannus, Pteropus melanotus, Pteropus niger, Pteropus poliocephalus, Pteropus vampyrus

Ecology: volant herbivore-insectivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pteropus hypomelanus in the database

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