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Epomophorus Bennett, 1836

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
GENUS
Published in
Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. vol.1835 p.149

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Mammalia
order
Chiroptera
family
Pteropodidae
genus
Epomophorus

Name

Synonyms
Micropteropus Matschie, 1899
Homonyms
Epomophorus Bennett, 1836
Common names
Dwarf Epauletted Fruit Bats in English
Epauletted Fruit Bat in English
Epauletted Fruit Bats in English
Epaulettenflughunde in German
Microptéropodes in French
Morcegos‑de‑dragonas in Portuguese
Pagonowiec in Polish
Pipistrelli della frutta dalle spalline in Italian
Witkolvrugtevlermuise in Afrikaans
epauletted fruit bat in English
epolettihekot in Finnish
pikkuepolettihekot in Finnish
Épomophores in French
Эполетовые крыланы in Russian
ケンショウコウモリ属 in Japanese

Bibliographic References

  1. Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current).
  2. Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current).
  3. Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 3
  4. SN2000/McKenna & Bell, 1997
  5. SN2000/McKenna & Bell, 1997
  6. Simmons, Nancy B. / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 2005: Order Chiroptera. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2. 312-529.
  7. Wilson, D. E., and R. A. Mittermeier, eds., 2019: null. Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Vol. 9: Bats. 1008.
  8. Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (editors). (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd Ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 2,142 pp.
  9. Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (editors). (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd Ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 2,142 pp.
  10. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 1992: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. xviii + 1207.
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