Desmalopex microleucoptera

Esselstyn, Garcia, Saulog, & Heaney, 2008

Mindoro Pallid Flying Fox

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Pteropodiformes
Superfamily : Pteropodoidea
Family : Pteropodidae
Subfamily : Pteropodinae
Tribe : Pteralopini
Genus : Desmalopex

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Esselstyn, J.A., Garcia, H.J.D., Saulog, M.G. and Heaney, L.R. 2008-08-15. A new species of Desmalopex (Pteropodidae) from the Philippines, with a phylogenetic analysis of the Pteropodini. Journal of Mammalogy 89(4):815-825.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1644/07-MAMM-A-285.1

Original name as described

Desmalopex microleucopterus

Type material

NMPh 5202

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Mount Siburan, Batong Buhay, Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro, Mindoro Island, Philippines, approximately 100 m above sea level (12.83488 N, 120.93028 E)."

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Philippines

Taxonomy notes

recently described; usually spelt 'microleucopterus', but the name is an adjective and Desmalopex is feminine, so the name should be spelt 'microleucoptera'

Taxonomy notes citation

Esselstyn, J. A., Garcia, H. J., Saulog, M. G., & Heaney, L. R. (2008). A new species of Desmalopex (Pteropodidae) from the Philippines, with a phylogenetic analysis of the Pteropodini. Journal of Mammalogy, 89(4), 815-825.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004435

Country distribution map

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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. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Desmalopex microleucopterus

Esselstyn, Garcia, Saulog, & Heaney, 2008

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

microleucoptera

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NMPh 5202

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

818

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000091) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000091) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:126) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  4. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/84457227/84457393) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Desmalopex microleucoptera

Mammal Diversity Database, 2024

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

microleucoptera

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · unpublished_electronic

Authority page URI

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004435

Name usages

Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004435) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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