Melonycteris (dark blossom bat) is a genus of megabat in the family Pteropodidae.[1] Members are found in the Solomon Islands or in the case of the black-bellied fruit bat, in Papua New Guinea.
Melonycteris | |
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Black-bellied fruit bat (Melonycteris melanops) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Pteropodidae |
Subfamily: | Macroglossinae |
Genus: | Melonycteris Dobson, 1877 |
Type species | |
Melonycteris melanops Dobson, 1877
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Species | |
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It contains the following species:
- Fardoulis's blossom bat, Melonycteris fardoulisi
- Black-bellied fruit bat, Melonycteris melanops
- Woodford's fruit bat, Melonycteris woodfordi
References
edit- ^ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.