Rousettinae
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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 ...
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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'' *** Greater nectar bat, ''E. major'' *** Cave nectar bat, ''E. spelaea'' *** Philippine dawn bat, ''E. robusta'' *tribe Epomophorini **Genus '' Epomophorus'' *** Angolan epauletted fruit bat, ''E. angolensis'' *** Ansell's epauletted fruit bat, ''E. anselli'' *** Peters's epauletted fruit bat, ''E. crypturus'' *** Dobson's epauletted fruit bat, ''E. dobsonii'' *** Gambian epauletted fruit bat, ''E. gambianus'' *** Lesser Angolan epauletted fruit bat, ''E. grandis'' ***
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'' *** East African epauletted fruit bat, ''E. minimus'' *** Minor epauletted fruit bat, ''E. minor'' *** Wahlberg's epauletted fruit bat, ''E. wahlbergi'' **Genus '' Epomops'' *** Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat, ''E. buettikoferi'' *** Franquet's epauletted fruit bat, ''E. franqueti'' ** Genus '' Hypsignathus'' *** Hammer-headed bat, ''H. monstrosus'' **Genus '' Micropteropus'' *** Hayman's dwarf epauletted fruit bat, ''M. intermedius'' *** Peters's dwarf epauletted fruit bat, ''M. pusillus'' **Genus '' Nanonycteris'' *** Veldkamp's dwarf epauletted fruit bat, ''N. veldkampii'' *tribe Myonycterini ** Genus ''Megaloglossus'' *** Azagnyi fruit bat, ''M. azagnyi'' *** Woermann's bat'', M. woermanni'' ** Genus '' Myonycteris'' *** São Tomé collared fruit bat, ''M. brachycephala'' *** East African little collared fruit bat, ''M. relicta'' *** Little collared fruit bat, ''M. torquata'' *Tribe Plerotini **Genus '' Plerotes'' *** D'Anchieta's fruit bat, ''P. anchietae'' *Tribe Rousettini **Genus '' Rousettus'' – rousette fruit bats ***Genus '' Rousettus'' **** Manado fruit bat, ''R. bidens'' **** Geoffrey's rousette, ''R. amplexicaudatus'' **** Egyptian rousette, ''R. aegyptiacus'' **** Leschenault's rousette, ''R. leschenaulti'' **** Linduan rousette, ''R. linduensis'' **** Comoro rousette, ''R. obliviosis'' **** Bare-backed rousette, ''R. spinalatus'' **** Madagascan rousette, ''R. madagascariensis'' *Tribe ''
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'' **Genus '' Pilonycteris'' *** Sulawesi rousette, ''P. celebensis'' *Tribe Scotonycterini **Genus '' Casinycteris'' *** Short-palated fruit bat, ''C. argynnis'' *** Campo-Ma’an fruit bat, ''C. campomaanensis'' *** Pohle's fruit bat, ''C. ophiodon'' **Genus '' Scotonycteris'' *** Zenker's fruit bat, ''S''. ''zenkeri'' *Tribe Stenonycterini **Genus '' Stenonycteris'' *** Long-haired fruit bat, ''S. lanosis''


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