Pteropus tonganus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Yinpterochiroptera 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Subordo: Cynodontia
Infraordo: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Trechnotheria
Infraclassis: Zatheria
Supercohors: Theria
Cohors: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Cladus: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Laurasiatheria
Ordo: Chiroptera
Subordo: Yinpterochiroptera

Familia: Pteropodidae
Subfamilia: Pteropodinae
Tribus: Pteropodini
Subtribus: Pteropodina
Genus: Pteropus
Species: Pteropus tonganus
Subspecies: P. t. basiliscus – P. t. geddiei – P. t. tonganus

Name

Pteropus tonganus Quoy & Gaimard, 1830

Type locality: Tonga Islands, Tongatapu Island.

References

  • Quoy & Gaimard. 1830. In d'Urville, Voy...de Astrolabe, Zool., 1(L'Homme, Mamm., Oiseaux): 74.
  • Conservation status: IUCN Red List

Distribution

  • Karkar Island (off North-East New Guinea)
  • Rennell Island (Solomon Islands)
  • South to New Caledonia, east to Cook Islands

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Tonga-Flughund
English: Pacific Flying Fox
Nederlands: Tongavleerhond
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