Acerodon
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| Acerodon | |
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| Acerodon jubatus | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Genus: | Acerodon Jourdan, 1837 |
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Acerodon is a genus of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It contains five species, all native to forests in Southeast Asia, and all except one threatened. They are closely related to Pteropus.[1]
[edit] Species
Genus Acerodon
- Sulawesi Flying Fox, Acerodon celebensis
- Talaud Flying Fox, Acerodon humilis
- Giant Golden-crowned Flying Fox, Acerodon jubatus
- Palawan Fruit Bat, Acerodon leucotis
- Sunda Flying Fox, Acerodon mackloti
[edit] References
- ^ Simmons, Nancy B. (16 November 2005). "Order Chiroptera (pp. 312-529)". In Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=13800003.
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