NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Subgenus - Melonycteris (Nesonycteris)
  Genus - Melonycteris
  Subfamily - Macroglossinae
  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 - Melonycteris fardoulisi fardoulisi
      Subspecies - Melonycteris fardoulisi maccoyi
      Subspecies - Melonycteris fardoulisi mengermani
      Subspecies - Melonycteris fardoulisi schouteni