NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Cynopterus
  Subfamily - Pteropodinae
  Family - Pteropodidae
  Suborder - Yinpterochiroptera
  Order - Chiroptera
  Infraclass - Eutheria
  Subclass - Theria
  Class - Mammalia
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Cynopterus sphinx sphinx
      Subspecies - Cynopterus sphinx angulatus
      Subspecies - Cynopterus sphinx babi
      Subspecies - Cynopterus sphinx pagensis
      Subspecies - Cynopterus sphinx scherzeri
      Subspecies - Cynopterus sphinx serasani