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Melonycteris

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Melonycteris (dark blossom bat) is a genus of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. Members are found in the Solomon Islands or in the case of the black-bellied fruit bat, in Papua New Guinea.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassMammalia
  4. OrderChiroptera
  5. FamilyPteropodidae
Observations recorded283

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
7
Family
Pteropodidae
Collections
RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, AMNH
Recorded in
Papua New Guinea

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Pteropodidae
Image
MelonycterisMelanopsSmit.jpg
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diel cycle
crepuscular
Commons category
Melonycteris
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Melonycteris
taxon name
Melonycteris
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Melonycteris (dark blossom bat) is a genus of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. Members are found in the Solomon Islands or in the case of the black-bellied fruit bat, in Papua New Guinea.

It contains the following species: Fardoulis's blossom bat, Melonycteris fardoulisi Black-bellied fruit bat, Melonycteris melanops Woodford's fruit bat, Melonycteris woodfordi

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