Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Yinpterochiroptera 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Trechnotheria
Infraclassis: Zatheria
Supercohors: Theria
Cohors: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Cladus: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Laurasiatheria
Ordo: Chiroptera
Subordo: Yinpterochiroptera

Familia: Pteropodidae
Subfamilia: Cynopterinae
Tribus: Cynopterini
Genus: Megaerops
Species: Megaerops albicollis

Name

Megaerops albicollis Francis, 1989

  • Holotype: BMNH 1988.45, subadult ♂, body in alcohol with skull removed, collected on 13 August 1987.
  • Type locality: “Pasoh Forest Reserve, peninsular Malaysia, 2°58'N, 102°17'E”.

Combinations

  • Megaerops wetmorei albicollis Francis, 1989: 2878 [original combination, as subspecies]
  • Megaerops albicollis: Giannini in Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019: 64 [subsequent combination, elevated to species]

Native distribution areas

  • Peninsular Malaysia
  • Borneo
  • Sumatra

References

Primary references

  • Francis, C.M. 1989. Notes on fruit bats (Chiroptera, Pteropodidae) from Malaysia and Brunei, with the description of a new subspecies of Megaerops wetmorei Taylor, 1934. Canadian Journal of Zoology 67(12): 2878–2882. DOI: 10.1139/z89-408 Paywall Reference page. 
  • Wilson, D.E. & Mittermeier, R.A. (Eds.)  2019. Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Volume 9. Bats. Lynx Edicions: Barcelona. 1008 pp. ISBN 978-84-16728-19-0 Reference page. 

Additional references

Vernacular names

English: White-collared Fruit Bat
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