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Rousettus (Rousettus)

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Pteropodidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1821Rousettus (Rousettus) Gray
2005Rousettus (Rousettus) Wilson and Reeder

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
orderChiropteraBlumenbach 1779
suborderYinpterochiropteraKoopman 1984
familyPteropodidaeGray 1821
genusRousettusGray 1821
subgenusRousettusGray 1821

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subg. Rousettus (Rousettus) Gray 1821
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Rousettus (Rousettus) aegyptiacus Geoffroy 1810 [Egyptian rousette]
Rousettus (Rousettus) amplexicaudatus Geoffroy 1810 [Geoffroys rousette]
Rousettus (Rousettus) leschenaultii Desmarest 1820 [Leschenault's rousette]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volanto
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:09
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Simmons et al. 2008

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Congo-Kinshasa Rousettus aegyptiacus (22074)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Congo-Kinshasa Rousettus aegyptiacus (22073)