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Hypsignathus H. Allen 1861

Description

Hypsignathus H. Allen 1861

Hypsignathus H. Allen 1861, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia: 156.

Type Species: Hypsignathus monstrosus H. Allen 1861

Synonyms: Sphyrocephalus A. Murray 1862; Zygaenocephalus A. Murray 1862.

Species and subspecies: 1 species:

Species Hypsignathus monstrosus H. Allen 1861

Discussion: Revised by Bergmans (1989).

Notes

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Pteropodidae, pp. 313-350 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 324, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
H. Allen
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Chiroptera
Family
Pteropodidae
Genus
Hypsignathus
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Hypsignathus Allen, 1861 sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005

References

  • Bergmans, W. 1989. Taxonomy and biogeography of African fruit bats (Mammalia: Megachiroptera). 2. The genera Micropteropus Matschie, 1899, Epomops Gray, 1870, Hypsignathus H. Allen, 1861, Nanonycteris Matschie, 1899, and Plerotes Andersen, 1910. Beaufortia, 39 (4): 89 - 153.