Pteropus Brisson 1762 (flying fox)
Mammalia - Chiroptera - Pteropodidae
Full reference: M. J. Brisson. 1762. Regnum Animale in classes IX distributum, sive synopsis methodica, Ed. 2
Parent taxon: Pteropodidae according to D. A. Burney et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Eidolon, Rousettus
Subtaxa: Pteropus niger, Pteropus vampyrus
Type: Vespertilio niger
Ecology: volant herbivore-insectivore