Megabats

Megabats constitute the family Pteropodidae of the order Chiroptera. They are also called fruit bats, Old World fruit bats, or—especially the genera Acerodon and Pteropus—flying foxes. They are the only member of the superfamily Pteropodoidea, which is one of two superfamilies in the suborder Yinpterochiroptera. Internal divisions of Pteropodidae have varied since subfamilies were first proposed in 1917. From three subfamilies in the 1917 classification, six are now recognized, along with various tribes. As of 2018, 197 species of megabat had been described.

megabat widely distributed in West and Central Africa

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Aethalops (Meaning: sooty bat) is a genus of megabats in the family Pteropodidae. It contains two species: Borneo fruit bat, A. aequalis Pygmy fruit bat, A. alecto

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Thoopterus (Latin meaning: ״flying Jackal״) is a genus of megabat. It has two species: Swift fruit bat (Thoopterus nigrescens) Suhaniah fruit bat (Thoopterus suhaniahae)

Megaloglossus is a genus of bats in the family Pteropodidae. It is native to Africa. It contains two species, Megaloglossus azagnyi and Megaloglossus woermanni. Prior to 2012, it was considered a monotypic genus. In 2012, however, M. woermanni was split into two species with the description of M. azagnyi. It was described as a new species in 2012.

The Pteropodinae are a subfamily of megabats. Taxa within this subfamily are: Genus Acerodon Sulawesi flying fox, A. celebensis Talaud flying fox, A. humilis Giant golden-crowned flying fox, A. jubatus Palawan fruit bat, A. leucotis Sunda flying fox, A. mackloti Genus Desmalopex White-winged flying fox, D. leucopterus Small white-winged flying fox, D. microleucopterus Genus Eidolon — straw-coloured fruit bats Madagascan fruit bat, E. dupreanum Straw-coloured fruit bat, E. helvum Genus Mirimiri Fijian monkey-faced bat, M. acrodonta Genus Neopteryx Small-toothed fruit bat, N. frosti Genus

Balionycteris is a genus of megabat. There are two recognized species: Spotted-winged fruit bat (B. maculata) Balionycteris seimundi

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The subfamily Cynopterinae ("flying dogs") comprises 24 species of pteropodid bats distributed exclusively in South and Southeast Asia.

REDIRECT Bulmer's fruit bat

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The megabat subfamily Macroglossusinae is within the family Pteropodidae.

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The Rousettinae are a subfamily of megabats. Taxa within this subfamily include:

REDIRECT Mindanao pygmy fruit bat

Epomophorinae is a subfamily of megabat. It was established as a subfamily in 1997. Epomophorine bats are found only in Africa.