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Taxon: Genus Pteropus Brisson, 1762 - flying foxes (mammal)
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation M.J. Brisson, 1762, nom. cons.
Original name Brisson, M.J. 1762. Reg. Anim. (ed. 2): 13, 153.
Original rank
Original spelling

Attributes

Conserved name (nom. cons. [prop.]) [ICBN/ICN, 2012: Art. 14, Rec. 50E.1, App. II-IV] Ref: ICZN, 1998. Opinion 1894: 64.
Unavailable name (nom. inval.) [ICZN, 1999: Arts. 1.3, 10-20] Ref: Hopwood, 1947.

Types

Type ofPteropodina (Subtribe) Gray, 1821
Type, by original designationPteropus niger (Kerr, 1792)

Variants

Incorrect authorshipPteropus (Genus) Erxleben, 1777, err. bibl. Ref: D.E. Wilson & D.M. Reeder (eds.), 1993

Homonyms

Junior homonym (allowed)Pteropus (Genus) R.W. Ham (2005)

Vernacular Names (Dutch)

Full nameechte vleerhonden Ref: B. Grzimek (ed.), 1973-1975

Vernacular Names (English)

Full nameflying foxes Ref: G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
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