Brooks's dyak fruit bat
Brooks's dyak fruit bat (Dyacopterus brooksi) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae endemic to Sumatra.[1] It was formerly included as a subspecies of the dayak fruit bat.[2] It is named for Cecil Joslin Brooks, who collected the type specimen near Bencoolen and presented it to Oldfield Thomas.[3]
| Brooks's dyak fruit bat | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Genus: | Dyacopterus |
| Species: | D. brooksi |
| Binomial name | |
| Dyacopterus brooksi (Thomas, 1920) | |
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| Brooks's dyak fruit bat range | |
References
- Tsang, S.M. (2020). "Dyacopterus brooksi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T136356A22011865. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T136356A22011865.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Ann.mag.Nat.Hist. (1920) https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18637052#page/295
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