''Cynopterus'' (Latin meaning: ״flying dog״) is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

megabat Megabats constitute the family Pteropodidae of the order Chiroptera ( bats). They are also called fruit bats, Old World fruit bats, or—especially the genera ''Acerodon'' and '' Pteropus''— flying foxes. They are the only member of the s ...

s. The cynopterine section is represented by 11 genera,Andersen K. 1912. Catalogue of the chiroptera in the collection of the British Museum. Second edition, British Museum of Natural History. five of which occur in

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

, namely, ''Chironax, Balionycteris, Penthetor, Dyacopterus'', and ''Cynopterus''. About 30 names for ''Cynopterus''

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

have been proposed, but only 16 are taxonomically valid forms.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. Species within this genus are: Genus ''Cynopterus'' * Lesser short-nosed fruit bat (''C. brachyotis'') * Horsfield's fruit bat (''C. horsfieldii'') * Peters's fruit bat (''C. luzoniensis'') * Minute fruit bat (''C. minutus'') * Nusatenggara short-nosed fruit bat (''C. nusatenggara'') *

Greater short-nosed fruit bat The greater short-nosed fruit bat (''Cynopterus sphinx''), or short-nosed Indian fruit bat, is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae found in South and Southeast Asia. Description These bats have a relatively long snout. Their upper pa ...

(''C. sphinx'') * Indonesian short-nosed fruit bat (''C. titthaecheilus'')

Betacoronavirus

During a survey of ''Cynopterus brachyotis'', it was uncovered that a bat coronavirus (''

Betacoronavirus ''Betacoronavirus'' (β-CoVs or Beta-CoVs) is one of four genera (''Alpha''-, ''Beta-'', '' Gamma-'', and '' Delta-'') of coronaviruses. Member viruses are enveloped, positive-strand RNA viruses that infect mammals (of which humans are part). ...

'') is closely related to the bat coronavirus '' Rousettus bat coronavirus HKU9'' species found in

Leschenault's rousette Leschenault's rousette (''Rousettus leschenaultii'') is a species of fruit bat. The scientific name of the species was first published by Desmarest in 1820. Description Leschenault's rousette is brown to grey-brown in colour with lighter under ...

which was discovered in the Guangdong and Yunnan provinces.

References

Mammals of Southeast Asia Bats of Malaysia Bat genera Taxa named by Frédéric Cuvier {{fruit-bat-stub id:Codot