Cynopterus nusatenggara

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Eutheria
Ordo: Chiroptera
Subordo: Megachiroptera
Familia: Pteropodidae
Subfamilia: Pteropodinae
Tribus: Cynopterini
Subtribus: Cynopterina
Genus: Cynopterus
Species: C. nusatenggara
Subspecies: C. n. nusatenggara - C. n. sinagai - C. n. wetarensis

Name

Cynopterus nusatenggara Kitchener & Maharadatunkamsi, 1991

Type locality: Indonesia, Lesser Sunda Islands.

References

* Kitchener & Maharadatunkamsi. 1991. Records of West. Aust. Museum, 15: 312.
* Conservation status: IUCN link: Cynopterus nusatenggara (Near Threatened)
* Cynopterus nusatenggara in Mammal Species of the World.
* Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder

Distribution

* Lombok, Moyo, Sumbawa, Sangeang, Komodo, Flores, Sumba, Adonara, Lembata, Pantar, Alor, and Wetar Islands (Indonesia)

Vernacular names
English: Nusatenggara Short-nosed Fruit Bat

The Nusatenggara Short-nosed Fruit Bat (Cynopterus nusatenggara) is a species of bat within the Pteropodidae family found in Indonesia. It has 3 subspecies:

* Cynopterus nusatenggara nusatenggara
* Cynopterus nusatenggara sinagai
* Cynopterus nusatenggara wetarensis

References

* D.E. Wilson & D.M. Reeder, 2005: Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third Edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore