Several names share this combination and are defined under the rules of the zoological code. The species name Pteropus rufus might be an homonymy case.

Pteropus rufus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire E., 1803

Zoology

Taxonomy

Mammalia 29
Chiroptera 29
Pteropodidae 29
Pteropus 29

Specimens registered in collections

Collection Number of specimens (or sets)
Mammals (ZM) 29

Pteropus rufus Tiedemann, 1808

Zoology

Taxonomy

Mammalia 4
Chiroptera 4
Pteropodidae 4
Pteropus 4

Specimens registered in collections

Collection Number of specimens (or sets)
Mammals (ZM) 4