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: Pteropodini
Subtribus: Pteropodina
Genus: Pteropus
Species: Pteropus giganteus
Subspecies: P. g. ariel - P. g. chinghaiensis - P. g. giganteus - P. g. leucocephalus
Name
Pteropus giganteus Brünnich, 1782
Type locality: India, Bengal.
References
* Brünnich. 1782. Dyrenes Historie, 1: 43.
* Conservation status: IUCN Red List
Distribution
* Maldive Islands, India (incl. Andaman Islands), Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Burma, Tsinghai (China).
Vernacular names
English: Indian Flying Fox.
