Myonycteris angolensis

(du Bocage, 1898)

Angolan Soft-furred Fruit Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Pteropodiformes
Superfamily : Pteropodoidea
Family : Pteropodidae
Subfamily : Rousettinae
Tribe : Myonycterini
Genus : Myonycteris

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Bocage, J.V.B. du. 1898-06. Sur un nouvelle espèce de Cynonycteris d'Angola. Jornal de sciencias mathematicas, physicas e naturaes (2)5(19):133-139.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3416445

Original name as described

Cynonycteris Angolensis

Other common names

Angolan Fruit Bat · Angolan Rousette

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1897.8.6.1

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5cc4a53d-e5f5-4c38-8801-f6f048178a00

Type locality

Pungo Andongo, north of Cuanza River, Cahata, Quibula, Angola.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Gambia · Senegal · Guinea · Sierra Leone · Liberia · Cote d'Ivoire · Burkina Faso · Ghana · Togo · Benin? · Nigeria · Cameroon · Chad · Central African Republic · South Sudan · Ethiopia · Equatorial Guinea · Gabon? · Republic of the Congo · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Uganda · Kenya · Rwanda · Burundi · Tanzania · Angola · Zambia · Malawi · Mozambique · Zimbabwe

Taxonomy notes

occasionally included under the genus Lissonycteris, although most recent publications include the species under Myonycteris

Taxonomy notes citation

Almeida, F. C., Simmons, N. B., & Giannini, N. P. (2020). A Species-level Phylogeny of Old World Fruit Bats with a New Higher-level Classification of the Family Pteropodidae. American Museum Novitates, 3950, 1-24.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004531

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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.

Cynonycteris Angolensis

(du Bocage, 1898)

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

angolensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1897.8.6.1

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5cc4a53d-e5f5-4c38-8801-f6f048178a00

Authority page

133

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3416445

Authority publication

Jornal de sciencias mathematicas, physicas e naturaes

Name usages

  1. Seabra (1898:159, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3416519) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68458)
  2. Seabra (1898:169, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3416645) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68459)

Rousettus angolensis

(Andersen, 1907)

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

angolensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

510

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24254970

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Andersen (1907:510, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24254970) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16834)
  2. Hill & Carter (1941:29) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16955)
  3. Eisentraut (1963:60) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68788)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:126) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1991:41) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  6. Koopman (1993:152) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  7. Koopman (1994:20) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  8. Yalden, Largen, Kock & Hillman (1996:82) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36072)
  9. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:382) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)

Rousettus smithii

(O. Thomas, 1908)

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

smithii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1908.9.11.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/07b30542-6ae6-47be-b8d3-4f6ca6bc7326

Authority page

375

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26494467

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Rousettus [Lissonycteris] crypticola

(Cabrera, 1920)

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

crypticola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNCN 53

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

106

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1773972

Authority publication

Madrid Boletin de la Sociedad Espanola de Historia Natural

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Rousettus angolensis angolensis

(Eisentraut, 1963)

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

angolensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

60

Authority publication

Hamburg

Name usages

  1. Eisentraut (1963:60) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68788)
  2. Koopman (1994:20) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

Rousettus angolensis ruwenzorii

(Eisentraut, 1965)

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

ruwenzorii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.12.4.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1afad0f9-f413-4a74-96ac-7419baaf3656

Authority page

3

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44674609

Authority publication

Bonner zoologische Beiträge

Name usages

Koopman (1994:20) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

Lissonycteris angolensis

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

angolensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

36

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:36) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Kock, Barnett, Fahr & Ems (2002:79) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/49394)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Happold & Happold (2013:263) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:91) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

R. a. smithi

(Koopman, 1994)

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

smithi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

20

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Koopman (1994:20) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

Lissonycteris angolensis goliath

(Bergmans, 1997)

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

goliath

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NHMBZ 59831

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

46

Authority publication

Beaufortia

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:91) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Lissonycteris angolensis petraea

(Bergmans, 1997)

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

petraea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN CG 1972-482

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

44

Authority publication

Beaufortia

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:91) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Lissonycteris angolensis smithii

(Kock, L. Barnett, Fahr, & Ems, 2002)

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

smithii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

79

Authority publication

Acta Chiropterologica

Name usages

  1. Kock, Barnett, Fahr & Ems (2002:79) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/49394)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:91) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Lissonycteris angolensis angolensis

(Simmons, 2005)

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

angolensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:91) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Lissonycteris angolensis ruwenzorii

(Simmons, 2005)

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

ruwenzorii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:91) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Lissonycteris goliath

(Monadjem, M. C. Schoeman, Reside, Pio, S. Stoffberg, Bayliss, Cotterill, Curran, Kopp, & P. J. Taylor, 2010)

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

goliath

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

376

Authority publication

Acta Chiropterologica

Name usages

Monadjem, Schoeman, Reside, Pio, Stoffberg, Bayliss, Cotterill, Curran, Kopp & Taylor (2010:376) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1775)

Myonycteris angolensis

Mammal Diversity Database, 2018

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

angolensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · unpublished_electronic

Authority page

ID #44698

Name usages

  1. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #44698) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #44698) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004531) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  4. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44698/22073874) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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