Pteropus vampyrus Linnaeus 1758 (large flying fox)
Mammalia - Megachiroptera - Pteropodidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 233600
Alternative combination: Vespertilio vampyrus
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Pteropus according to O. Thomas 1911
Sister taxa: Pteropus hypomelanus, Pteropus niger, Pteropus poliocephalus
Ecology: scansorial insectivore