''Thoopterus'' (Latin meaning: ״flying Jackal״) 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 ...
. It has two species:
*Swift fruit bat (''
Thoopterus nigrescens'')
*Suhaniah fruit bat (''
Thoopterus suhaniahae
The Suhaniah fruit bat (''Thoopterus suhaniahae'') is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is native to Indonesia and was described in 2012.
Taxonomy
The Suhaniah fruit bat was described as a new species in 2012. The holotype had ...
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Prior to 2012, it was considered to consist of only one species (''T. nigrescens'').
References
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Megabats
Taxa named by Paul Matschie