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Rousettus (Rousettus) aegyptiacus (Egyptian rousette)

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Pteropodidae

Taxonomy
Rousettus (Rousettus) aegyptiacus was named by Geoffroy (1810). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1810Rousettus (Rousettus) aegyptiacus Geoffroy
2005Rousettus (Rousettus) aegyptiacus 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
subclassSynapsida
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
orderChiropteraBlumenbach 1779
suborderYinpterochiropteraKoopman 1984
familyPteropodidaeGray 1821
genusRousettusGray 1821
subgenusRousettusGray 1821
speciesaegyptiacusGeoffroy 1810

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.

Rousettus (Rousettus) aegyptiacus Geoffroy 1810 [Egyptian rousette]
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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: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Simmons et al. 2008

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 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)