Chironax melanocephalus

Chironax melanocephalus
Taxonavigation
Familia: Pteropodidae
Subfamilia: Cynopterinae
Tribus: Balionycterini
Genus: Chironax
Species: Chironax melanocephalus
Name
- Chironax melanocephalus (Temminck, 1825)
Lectotype: RMNH 35728, adult ♀, skin, skull and post-cranial skeleton. [designated by Bergmans & Rozendaal (1988: 44)]
Type locality: “île de Java”, restricted to “Gunung Karang, Bantam, West Java”, Indonesia, by Bergmans & Rozendaal (1988: 46).
Combinations
- Pteropus melanocephalus Temminck, 1825: 190 [original combination]
- Chironax melanocephalus: Andersen, 1912: 660 [name combination]
References
Primary references
- Temminck, C.J. 1825. Cinquième Monographie. Vues générales sur l'ordre des cheiroptères. Pp. 157–204, pl. XX–XVI in Temminck, C.J. Monographies de Mammalogie, ou description de quelques genres de Mammifères, dont les espèces ont été observées dans les différens musées de l'Europe. Tome Premier. G. Dufour et E. d'Ocagne: Paris. BnF Gallica GoogleBooks. Reference page.
- Bergmans, W. & Rozendaal, F.G. 1988. Notes on collections of fruit bats from Sulawesi and some off-lying Islands (Mammalia; Megachiroptera). Zoologische Verhandelingen 248: 1–74.
Links
- Chironax melanocephalus in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4. - Hutson, A.M., Kingston, T. & Suyanto, A. 2008. IUCN: Chironax melanocephalus (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T4670A11074797. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T4670A11074797.en
Vernacular names
English: Black-capped Fruit Bat
Bahasa Melayu: Cecadu Kepala Hitam
Bahasa Melayu: Cecadu Kepala Hitam
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