''Eonycteris'' ("dawn bat") is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
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 found in Asia. They are the only members of the tribe Eonycterini. Species within this genus are:
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Greater nectar bat, ''Eonycteris major''
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Cave nectar bat, ''Eonycteris spelaea''
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Philippine dawn bat, ''Eonycteris robusta''
References
Bat genera
Taxa named by George Edward Dobson
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