Pteropodina (Subtribe)

Overview

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Taxonomy

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The Subtribe Pteropodina is a member of the Tribe Pteropodini. Here is the complete "parentage" of Pteropodina:

Domain: Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
    - Branch: Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908 - Deuterostomes
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda Goodrich, 1930 - Tetrapods
        Class: Mammalia C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Mammals
        Subclass: Theriiformes (Rowe, 1988) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
        Infraclass: Holotheria (Wible et al., 1995) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
        Superlegion: Trechnotheria McKenna, 1975
        Legion: Cladotheria McKenna, 1975
        Sublegion: Zatheria McKenna, 1975
        Infralegion: Tribosphenida (McKenna, 1975) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
        Supercohort: Theria (Parker & Haswell, 1897) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997 - a genus of Click Beetles (Elateridae)
        Cohort: Placentalia (Owen, 1837) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997 - Placentals
        Magnorder: Epitheria (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
        Superorder: Preptotheria (McKenna, 1975) McKenna, in Stucky & McKenna, in Benton, ed., 1993
        Grandorder: Archonta (Gregory, 1910) McKenna, 1975
        Order: Chiroptera Blumenbach, 1779 - Bats
        Suborder: Megachiroptera Dobson, 1875
        Family: Pteropodidae (Gray, 1821) Bonaparte, 1838 - flying foxes, Old World fruit bats
        Subfamily: Pteropodinae - Old World Fruit Bats
        Tribe: Pteropodini
        Subtribe: Pteropodina

The Subtribe Pteropodina is further organized into finer groupings including:

Genus (5): Acerodon · Neopteryx · Pteralopex · Pteropus · Styloctenium
Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 173 species and subspecies in the Subtribe Pteropodina.

Genera

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Acerodon

Acerodon is a genus of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It contains five species, all native to forests in Southeast Asia, and all except one threatened. They are closely related to Pteropus. [more]

Neopteryx

The Small-toothed Fruit Bat (Neopteryx frosti) is a species of in the Pteropodidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Neopteryx. It is endemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. [more]

Pteralopex

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Pteropus

Bats of the genus Pteropus, belonging to the megabat suborder, Megachiroptera, are the largest bats in the world. They are commonly known as the fruit bats or flying foxes among other colloquial names. They live in the tropics and subtropics of Asia (including the Indian subcontinent), Australia, Indonesia, islands off East Africa (but not mainland Africa), and a number of remote oceanic islands in both the Indian and Pacific Oceans. There are at least 60 extant species in this genus. [more]

Styloctenium

Styloctenium is a genus of stripe-faced fruit bat in the Pteropodidae or (megabat) family. It comprises the following species: [more]

More info about the Genus Styloctenium may be found here.

Sources

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