''Desmalopex'' (Known as the White-winged Flying Fox or mottled-winged Flying Fox)
is a genus of
megabat
Megabats constitute the Family (biology), family Pteropodidae of the Order (biology), order Chiroptera. They are also called fruit bats, Old World fruit bats, or—especially the genus, genera ''Acerodon'' and ''Pteropus''—Pteropus, flyin ...
s in the family
Pteropodidae. It has historically been included in the genus ''
Pteropus
''Pteropus'' (suborder Yinpterochiroptera) is a genus of megabats which are among the largest bats in the world. They are commonly known as fruit bats or flying foxes, among other colloquial names.
They live in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Aust ...
'' and occurs only in the Philippines.
It comprises the following species:
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White-winged flying fox, ''Desmalopex leucoptera''
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Small white-winged flying fox, ''Desmalopex microleucoptera''
References
*Esselstyn, J.A., Garcia, H.J.D., Saulog, M.G. and Heaney, L.R. 2008. A new species of ''Desmalopex'' (Pteropodidae) from the Philippines, with a phylogenetic analysis of the Pteropodini. Journal of Mammalogy 89(4):815–825.
*Giannini, N.P., Almeida, F.C., Simmons, N.B. and Helgen, K.M. 2008. The systematic position of ''Pteropus leucopterus'' and its bearing on the monophyly and relationships of ''Pteropus'' (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae). Acta Chiropterologica 10(1):11–20.
Bat genera
Taxa named by Coenraad Jacob Temminck
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