Cynopterus
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| Cynopterus | |
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| Cynopterus brachyotis | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Genus: | Cynopterus Cuvier, 1824 |
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Cynopterus is a genus of megabats. The Cynopterine section is represented by 11 genera,[1] five of which occur in Malaysia, namely, Chironx, Balionycteris, Penthetor, Dyacopterus and Cynopterus. 30 names for Cynopterus species have been proposed, but only 16 are taxonomically valid forms.[2]
Species within this genus are:
Genus Cynopterus
- Lesser Short-nosed Fruit Bat (Cynopterus brachyotis)
- Horsfield’s Fruit Bat (Cynopterus horsfieldii)
- Peters’s Fruit Bat (Cynopterus luzoniensis)
- Minute Fruit Bat (Cynopterus minutus)
- Nusatenggara Short-nosed Fruit Bat (Cynopterus nusatenggara)
- Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat (Cynopterus sphinx)
- Indonesian Short-nosed Fruit Bat (Cynopterus titthaecheilus)
[edit] References
- ^ Andersen K. 1912. Catalogue of the chiroptera in the collection of the British Museum. Second edition, British Museum of Natural History.
- ^ Kitchener DJ, Maharadatunkamsi. 1991. Description of a new species of Cynopterus (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) from Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Research Western Australian Museum 15(2):307-363.
