Andersen's flying fox
Andersen's Flying Fox | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Pteropodidae |
Genus: | Pteropus |
Species: | P. intermedius
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Binomial name | |
Pteropus intermedius K. Andersen , 1908 | |
Andersen's flying fox range |
Andersen's flying fox (Pteropus intermedius) is a species of
Taxonomy and etymology
It was described as a new species in 1908 by Danish mammalogist Knud Andersen. The holotype had been collected by William Ruxton Davison and presented to Andersen by Allan Octavian Hume.[2] There is taxonomic uncertainty regarding this species: some have published that it is likely synonymous with the Indian flying fox[1] while other have published that it is synonymous with the large flying fox.[3] Its
Description
Andersen wrote that it was "scarcely distinguishable" from the Indian flying fox based on its skull morphology, dentition, and external characters. He distinguished it as a new species based by the color of its breast and belly, which he described as seal brown. Its forearm is approximately 180 mm (7.1 in) long.[2]
Range and habitat
The holotype was collected in Moulmein, Myanmar.[2] Its range includes Myanmar and Thailand.[1]
Conservation
It is currently evaluated as
References
- ^ . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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- S2CID 31875754.