''Melonycteris'' (dark blossom bat) 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 ...

in the family Pteropodidae. Members are found in the

Solomon Islands Solomon Islands, also known simply as the Solomons,John Prados, ''Islands of Destiny'', Dutton Caliber, 2012, p,20 and passim is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 1000 smaller islands in Melanesia, part of Oceania, t ...

or in the case of the black-bellied fruit bat, in

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean n ...

. It contains the following species: *

Fardoulis's blossom bat Fardoulis's blossom bat (''Melonycteris fardoulisi'') is a species of bat in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands Solomon Islands, also known simply as the Solomons,John Prados, ''Islands of Destiny'', Dutton Cal ...

, ''Melonycteris fardoulisi'' *

Black-bellied fruit bat The black-bellied fruit bat (''Melonycteris melanops'') is a species of order bat in the family Pteropodidae. Ecology Black-bellied fruit bats are endemic to the subtropical or tropical Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea. They range fro ...

, ''Melonycteris melanops'' *

Woodford's fruit bat Woodford's fruit bat (''Melonycteris woodfordi''), also known as the orange fruit bat, is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands Solomon Islands, also known simply as the Solomons,John Prados, ...

, ''Melonycteris woodfordi''

References

Bat genera Taxa named by George Edward Dobson Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{fruit-bat-stub