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 niger
Name
Pteropus niger Kerr, 1792
Type locality: Mascarene Islands, RTunion Island (France).
Synonyms
* fuscus E. Geoffroy, 1803
* mauritianus Hermann, 1804
* rufus Tiedemann, 1808
* pteropus Merriam ex Brisson, 1895
* vulgaris E. Geoffroy, 1810
References
* Kerr. 1792. In Linnaeus, Anim. Kingdom, 1: 90.
* Conservation status: IUCN Red List
Distribution
* Mascarene Islands (RTunion, Mauritius Islands)
Vernacular names
English: Greater Mascarene Flying Fox.
Français: Roussette noire.
Nederlands: Zwarte vleerhond
