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Pteropus mariannus (Marianas flying fox)

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Pteropodidae

Taxonomy
Pteropus mariannus was named by Desmarest (1822). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Pteropus mariannus Desmarest
2005Pteropus mariannus Wilson and Reeder

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
orderChiropteraBlumenbach 1779
suborderYinpterochiropteraKoopman 1984
familyPteropodidaeGray 1821
genusPteropus
speciesmariannusDesmarest 1822

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.

Pteropus mariannus Desmarest 1822 [Marianas flying fox]
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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, Simmons et al. 2008, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available