The Rousettinae 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 include:
* Tribe
Eonycterini
**Genus ''
Eonycteris''
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Greater nectar bat, ''E. major''
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Cave nectar bat, ''E. spelaea''
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Philippine dawn bat, ''E. robusta''
*tribe
Epomophorini
**Genus ''
Epomophorus''
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Angolan epauletted fruit bat, ''E. angolensis''
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Ansell's epauletted fruit bat, ''E. anselli''
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Peters's epauletted fruit bat, ''E. crypturus''
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Dobson's epauletted fruit bat, ''E. dobsonii''
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Gambian epauletted fruit bat, ''E. gambianus''
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Lesser Angolan epauletted fruit bat, ''E. grandis''
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Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat
The Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat (''Epomophorus labiatus'') is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Burundi, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique ...
, ''E. labiatus''
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East African epauletted fruit bat, ''E. minimus''
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Minor epauletted fruit bat, ''E. minor''
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Wahlberg's epauletted fruit bat, ''E. wahlbergi''
**Genus ''
Epomops''
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Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat, ''E. buettikoferi''
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Franquet's epauletted fruit bat, ''E. franqueti''
** Genus ''
Hypsignathus''
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Hammer-headed bat, ''H. monstrosus''
**Genus ''
Micropteropus''
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Hayman's dwarf epauletted fruit bat, ''M. intermedius''
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Peters's dwarf epauletted fruit bat, ''M. pusillus''
**Genus ''
Nanonycteris''
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Veldkamp's dwarf epauletted fruit bat, ''N. veldkampii''
*tribe
Myonycterini
** Genus ''Megaloglossus''
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Azagnyi fruit bat, ''M. azagnyi''
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Woermann's bat'', M. woermanni''
** Genus ''
Myonycteris''
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São Tomé collared fruit bat, ''M. brachycephala''
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East African little collared fruit bat, ''M. relicta''
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Little collared fruit bat, ''M. torquata''
*Tribe
Plerotini
**Genus ''
Plerotes''
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D'Anchieta's fruit bat, ''P. anchietae''
*Tribe
Rousettini
**Genus ''
Rousettus'' – rousette fruit bats
***Genus ''
Rousettus''
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Manado fruit bat, ''R. bidens''
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Geoffrey's rousette, ''R. amplexicaudatus''
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Egyptian rousette, ''R. aegyptiacus''
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Leschenault's rousette, ''R. leschenaulti''
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Linduan rousette, ''R. linduensis''
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Comoro rousette, ''R. obliviosis''
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Bare-backed rousette, ''R. spinalatus''
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Madagascan rousette, ''R. madagascariensis''
*Tribe ''
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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**Genus ''
Pilonycteris''
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Sulawesi rousette, ''P. celebensis''
*Tribe
Scotonycterini
**Genus ''
Casinycteris''
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Short-palated fruit bat, ''C. argynnis''
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Campo-Ma’an fruit bat, ''C. campomaanensis''
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Pohle's fruit bat, ''C. ophiodon''
**Genus ''
Scotonycteris''
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Zenker's fruit bat, ''S''. ''zenkeri''
*Tribe
Stenonycterini
**Genus ''
Stenonycteris''
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Long-haired fruit bat, ''S. lanosis''
References
Megabats
Mammal subfamilies
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