Cynopterus
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| Cynopterus brachyotis | |
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| Genus: | Cynopterus F. 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)
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.