The subfamily Cynopterinae ("flying dogs") comprises 24 species of
pteropodid bats
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most bi ...
distributed exclusively in South and Southeast Asia.
The subfamily contains the following genera:
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Aethalops
''Aethalops'' (Meaning: sooty bat) is a genus of megabats in the family Pteropodidae. It contains two species:
* Borneo fruit bat, ''A. aequalis''
* Pygmy fruit bat, ''A. alecto''
Taxonomy
''Aethalops'' was described as a new genus in 1923 by ...
'' – pygmy fruit bats
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Alionycteris''
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Balionycteris''
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Chironax
The black-capped fruit bat (''Chironax melanocephalus'') is a species of megabat in the monotypic genus ''Chironax''.
Distribution
Seven specimens of ''C. melanocephalus'' were collected from the lowland forest at Kubah and Lambir, and beach fo ...
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Cynopterus
''Cynopterus'' (Latin meaning: ״flying dog״) is a genus of megabats. 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 N ...
'' – dog-faced fruit bats, flying dogs or short-nosed fruit bats
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Dyacopterus
''Dyacopterus'' is a genus of megabats from south-east Asia. It contains three species, namely:
* Dayak fruit bat, ''Dyacopterus spadiceus'' '' – Dayak fruit bats
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Haplonycteris''
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Latidens
Salim Ali's fruit bat (''Latidens salimalii'') is a rare megabat species in the monotypic genus ''Latidens''. It was first collected by Angus Hutton, a planter and naturalist in the High Wavy Mountains in the Western Ghats of Theni district, ...
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Megaerops
''Megaerops'' is a genus of megabat.
It includes the following species:
* Tailless fruit bat (''Megaerops ecaudatus'')
* Javan tailless fruit bat (''Megaerops kusnotoi'')
* Ratanaworabhan's fruit bat (''Megaerops niphanae'')
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Otopteropus
The Luzon fruit bat (''Otopteropus cartilagonodus'') is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is the only species within the genus ''Otopteropus'' and is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical d ...
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Penthetor
The dusky fruit bat (''Penthetor lucasi'') is a species of bat found in Indonesia and Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of M ...
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Ptenochirus'' – musky fruit bats
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Sphaerias''
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Thoopterus'' - flying Jackal
References
Bats
Megabats
Mammal subfamilies
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