Rousettus

Rousettus aegyptiacus

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 Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Ordo: Chiroptera Subordo: Yinpterochiroptera

Familia: Pteropodidae
Subfamilia: Rousettinae
Tribus: Rousettini
Genus: Rousettus
Species (7): R. aegyptiacus – R. amplexicaudatus – R. leschenaultii – R. linduensis – R. madagascariensis – R. obliviosus – R. spinalatus

Name

Rousettus Gray, 1821: 299

• Type species: Pteropus aegyptiacus E. Geoffroy, 1810, by monotypy.

Synonyms

• Cercopterus Burnett, 1829
• Xantharpyia Gray, 1843
• Eleutherura Gray, 1844
• Cynonycteris Peters, 1852
• Senonycteris Gray, 1870

References

Primary references

• Gray, J.E. 1821. On the Natural Arrangement of Vertebrose Animals. London Medical Repository 15: 296–310. HathiTrust. Reference page.  

Vernacular names

English: Rousette Bats
日本語: ルーセットオオコウモリ属

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