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Eidolon helvum

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Pteropodidae

Taxonomy
Eidolon helvum was named by Kerr (1792). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1792Eidolon helvum Kerr p. 466
1915Eidolon helvum Thomas p. 467

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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
genusEidolonRafinesque 1815
specieshelvumKerr 1792

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.

Eidolon helvum Kerr 1792
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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: Simmons et al. 2008, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Piacenzian or 3.60000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene - Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Ethiopia Eidolon helvum (21546)