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Scotonycteris zenkeri Matschie 1894
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Scotonycteris zenkeri Matschie 1894
Scotonycteris zenkeri Matschie 1894, Sitzb. Ges. Naturf. Fr. Berlin: 202.
Type Locality: Cameroon, Yaunde (Yaoundé).
Vernacular Names: Zenker's Fruit Bat.
Subspecies::
Subspecies Scotonycteris zenkeri subsp. zenkeri Matschie 1894
Subspecies Scotonycteris zenkeri subsp. bedfordi Thomas 1904
Subspecies Scotonycteris zenkeri subsp. occidentalis Hayman 1947
Distribution: Liberia to Republic of Congo and E Dem. Rep. Congo.
Conservation: IUCN / SSC Action Plan (1992) – Not Threatened. IUCN 2003 – Lower Risk (lc).
Discussion: Current subspecific nomenclature does not adequately describe the known range of variation in this species; see Bergmans (1990).
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 349, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519
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Related works
- Is part of
- Book chapter: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 (DOI)
- Book chapter: http://publication.plazi.org/id/B5FED4376783348DAB39F373EDACBE6B (URL)
- Is source of
- https://biodiversitypmc.sibils.org/collections/plazi/EF2CCDF56681BD48588739D903367683 (URL)
- https://www.gbif.org/species/231543223 (URL)
Biodiversity
- Scientific name authorship
- Matschie
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Pteropodidae
- Genus
- Scotonycteris
- Species
- zenkeri
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Scotonycteris zenkeri Matschie, 1894 sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005
References
- Bergmans, W. 1990. Taxonomy and biogeography of African fruit bats (Mammalia: Megachiroptera). 3. The genera Scotonycteris Matschie, 1894, Casinycteris Thomas, 1910, Pteropus Brisson, 1762, and Eidolon Rafinesque, 1815. Beaufortia, 40 (7): 111 - 177.