Macroglossusinae

Macroglossinae
	Macroglossus sobrinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Suborder:	Megachiroptera
Family:	Pteropodidae
Subfamily:	Macroglossinae
Genera
	Macroglossus; Melonycteris; Notopteris; Syconycteris;

The megabat subfamily Macroglossinae is a small group comprising only four genera. The name "Macroglossinae" also happens to be shared by a subfamily of the moth family Sphingidae, a situation which the international taxonomic community has yet to rectify.^{[citation needed]} Species within this subfamily are:

Subfamily Macroglossinae

Genus Macroglossus - long-tongued fruit bats
- Long-tongued nectar bat, Macroglossus minimus
- Long-tongued fruit bat, Macroglossus sobrinus
Genus Melonycteris
- Fardoulis' blossom bat, Melonycteris fardoulisi
- Black-bellied fruit bat, Melonycteris melanops
- Woodford's fruit bat, Melonycteris woodfordi
Genus Notopteris - long-tailed fruit bats
- Long-tailed fruit bat, Notopteris macdonaldi (Fiji and Vanuatu)
- New Caledonia blossom bat, Notopteris neocaledonica (New Caledonia)
Genus Syconycteris - blossom bats
- Common blossom bat, Syconycteris australis
- Halmahera blossom bat, Syconycteris carolinae
- Moss-forest blossom bat, Syconycteris hobbit

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