Pteropus comorensis
Nicoll, 1908
Comoros Flying Fox
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Chiroptera |
| Suborder | : Yinpterochiroptera |
| Superfamily | : Pteropodoidea |
| Family | : Pteropodidae |
| Subfamily | : Pteropodinae |
| Tribe | : Pteropodini |
| Genus | : Pteropus |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Authority citation
Three Voy. of a Naturalist, pp. 87, 88, 90
Original name as described
Pteropus comorensis
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1906.6.3.14, BMNH:Mamm:1906.6.3.15, BMNH:Mamm:1906.6.3.16
Type kind
syntypes
Type specimen URI
Type locality
Buzi Island (0-600 ft), Mayotte.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Tanzania · Comoros · Mayotte
Taxonomy notes
split from P. seychellensis
Taxonomy notes citation
Almeida, F.C., Helgen, K.M., Simmons, N.B. and Giannini, N.P. 2025. Evolution and ecology of body size in the world's largest bats. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 292(2051):20250743. doi:10.1098/rspb.2025.0743
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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Names and synonyms
Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.
Total: 4 names and synonyms.
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