The Pteropodinae are a
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zo ...
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. Taxa within this subfamily are:
* Genus ''
Acerodon''
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Sulawesi flying fox, ''A. celebensis''
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Talaud flying fox, ''A. humilis''
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Giant golden-crowned flying fox, ''A. jubatus''
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Palawan fruit bat, ''A. leucotis''
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Sunda flying fox, ''A. mackloti''
* Genus ''
Desmalopex''
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White-winged flying fox, ''D. leucopterus''
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Small white-winged flying fox, ''D. microleucopterus''
* Genus ''
Eidolon'' — straw-coloured fruit bats
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Madagascan fruit bat, ''E. dupreanum''
**
Straw-coloured fruit bat
The straw-coloured fruit bat (''Eidolon helvum'') is a large fruit bat that is the most widely distributed of all the African megabats. It is quite common throughout its area ranging from the southwestern Arabian Peninsula, across forest and sava ...
, ''E. helvum''
* Genus ''
Mirimiri''
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Fijian monkey-faced bat, ''M. acrodonta''
* Genus ''
Neopteryx''
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Small-toothed fruit bat, ''N. frosti''
* Genus ''
Pteralopex'' - flying monkeys
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Bougainville monkey-faced bat, ''P. anceps''
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Guadalcanal monkey-faced bat, ''P. atrata''
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Greater monkey-faced bat, ''P. flanneryi''
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Montane monkey-faced bat, ''P. pulchra''
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New Georgian monkey-faced bat, ''P. taki''
*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 ...
'' — flying foxes
**''P. alecto'' species group
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Black flying fox, ''P. alecto''
**''P. caniceps'' species group
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Ashy-headed flying fox, ''P. caniceps''
**''P. chrysoproctus'' species group
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Silvery flying fox, ''P. argentatus''
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Moluccan flying fox, ''P. chrysoproctus''
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Makira flying fox, ''P. cognatus''
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Banks flying fox, ''P. fundatus''
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Solomons flying fox, ''P. rayneri''
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Rennell flying fox, ''P. rennelli''
**''P. conspicillatus'' species group
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Spectacled flying fox, ''P. conspicillatus''
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Ceram fruit bat, ''P. ocularis''
**''P. livingstonii'' species group
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Aru flying fox, ''P. aruensis''
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Kei flying fox, ''P. keyensis''
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Livingstone's fruit bat, ''P. livingstonii''
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Black-bearded flying fox, ''P. melanopogon''
**''P. mariannus'' species group
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Okinawa flying fox, ''P. loochoensis''
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Mariana fruit bat, ''P. mariannus''
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Pelew flying fox, ''P. pelewensis''
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Kosrae flying fox, ''P. ualanus''
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Yap flying fox, ''P. yapensis''
**''P. melanotus'' species group
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Black-eared flying fox, ''P. melanotus''
**''P. molossinus'' species group
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Lombok flying fox, ''P. lombocensis''
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Caroline flying fox, ''P. molossinus''
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Rodrigues flying fox, ''P. rodricensis''
**''P. neohibernicus'' species group
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Great flying fox, ''P. neohibernicus''
**''P. niger'' species group
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Aldabra flying fox, ''P. aldabrensis''
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Mauritian flying fox, ''P. niger''
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Madagascan flying fox, ''P. rufus''
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Seychelles fruit bat, ''P. seychellensis''
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Pemba flying fox, ''P. voeltzkowi''
**''P. personatus'' species group
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Bismark masked flying fox, ''P. capistratus''
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Masked flying fox, ''Pteropus personatus''
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Temminck's flying fox, ''P. temminckii''
**''P. poliocephalus'' species group
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Big-eared flying fox, ''P. macrotis''
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Geelvink Bay flying fox, ''P. pohlei''
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Grey-headed flying fox, ''P. poliocephalus''
**''P. pselaphon'' species group
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Chuuk flying fox, ''P. insularis''
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Temotu flying fox, ''P. nitendiensis''
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Large Palau flying fox, ''P. pilosus'' (19th century †)
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Bonin flying fox, ''P. pselaphon''
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Guam flying fox, ''P. tokudae'' (1970s †)
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Insular flying fox, ''P. tonganus''
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Vanikoro flying fox, ''P. tuberculatus''
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New Caledonia flying fox, ''P. vetulus''
**''P. samoensis'' species group
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Vanuatu flying fox, ''P. anetianus''
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Samoa flying fox, ''P. samoensis''
**''P. scapulatus'' species group
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Gilliard's flying fox, ''P. gilliardorum''
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Lesser flying fox, ''P. mahaganus''
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Little red flying fox, ''P. scapulatus''
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Dwarf flying fox, ''P. woodfordi''
**''P. subniger'' species group
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Admiralty flying fox, ''P. admiralitatum''
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Dusky flying fox, ''P. brunneus'' (19th century †)
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Ryukyu flying fox, ''P. dasymallus''
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Nicobar flying fox, ''P. faunulus''
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Gray flying fox, ''P. griseus''
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Ontong Java flying fox, ''P. howensis''
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Small flying fox, ''P. hypomelanus''
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Ornate flying fox, ''P. ornatus''
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Little golden-mantled flying fox, ''P. pumilus''
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Philippine gray flying fox, ''P. speciosus''
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Small Mauritian flying fox, ''P. subniger'' (19th century †)
**''P. vampyrus'' species group
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Indian flying fox, ''P. giganteus''
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Andersen's flying fox, ''P. intermedius''
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Lyle's flying fox, ''P. lylei''
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Large flying fox, ''P. vampyrus''
**''
incertae sedis
or is a term used for a taxonomy (biology), taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Alternatively, such groups are frequently referred to as "enigmatic taxa". In the system of open nomenclature, uncertainty ...
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Small Samoan flying fox, ''P. allenorum'' (19th century †)
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Large Samoan flying fox, ''P. coxi'' (19th century †)
* Genus ''
Styloctenium''
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Mindoro stripe-faced fruit bat, ''S. mindorensis''
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Sulawesi stripe-faced fruit bat, ''S. wallacei''
Megabats
Mammal subfamilies
Bat taxonomy
Taxa named by John Edward Gray
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