Myonycteris brachycephala
(du Bocage, 1889)
Sao Tome Collared 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. 1889-12. Chiroptères de l'île St. Thomé. Jornal de sciencias mathematicas, physicas e naturaes (2)1(3):197-199.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3418951Original name as described
Cynonycteris brachycephala
Type material
MLZA 449a
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
São Tomé Island, São Tomé and Príncipe.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
São Tomé and Príncipe
IUCN Red List status
Endangered
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