Myonycteris leptodon
Andersen, 1908
Sierra Leone 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
Authority citation
Andersen, K.C. 1908-11-01. Preliminary descriptions of two new species of Myonycteris. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)2(11):450-451.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26494546Original name as described
Myonycteris leptodon
Other common names
Small-eared Collared Fruit Bat
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1891.2.13.1
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/dea832d3-d739-4930-9e73-850ac7de43efType locality
"Sierra Leone; Liberia."
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Sierra Leone · Guinea · Liberia · Cote d'Ivoire · Ghana · Togo · Benin · Nigeria
Taxonomy notes
split from M. torquata
Taxonomy notes citation
Nesi, N., Kadjo, B., Pourrut, X., Leroy, E., Shongo, C. P., Cruaud, C., & Hassanin, A. (2013). Molecular systematics and phylogeography of the tribe Myonycterini (Mammalia, Pteropodidae) inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear markers. Molecular phylogenetics and Evolution, 66(1), 126-137.
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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