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Cynopterinae
The subfamily Cynopterinae ("flying dogs") comprises 24 species of pteropodid bats distributed exclusively in South and Southeast Asia. The subfamily contains the following genera: * '' Aethalops'' – pygmy fruit bats * '' Alionycteris'' * ''Balionycteris'' * '' Chironax'' * ''Cynopterus'' – dog-faced fruit bats, flying dogs or short-nosed fruit bats * ''Dyacopterus'' – Dayak fruit bats * '' Haplonycteris'' * ''Latidens'' * ''Megaerops'' * '' Otopteropus'' * ''Penthetor'' * '' Ptenochirus'' – musky fruit bats * '' Sphaerias'' * ''Thoopterus ''Thoopterus'' (Latin meaning: ״flying Jackal״) is a genus of megabat Megabats constitute the family Pteropodidae of the order Chiroptera ( bats). They are also called fruit bats, Old World fruit bats, or—especially the genera ''Acero ...'' - flying Jackal References Bats Megabats Mammal subfamilies {{bat-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pteropodid
Megabats constitute the Family (biology), family Pteropodidae of the Order (biology), order Chiroptera (bats). They are also called fruit bats, Old World fruit bats, or—especially the genus, genera ''Acerodon'' and ''Pteropus''—Pteropus, flying foxes. They are the only member of the Superfamily (taxonomy), superfamily Pteropodoidea, which is one of two superfamilies in the suborder Yinpterochiroptera. Internal divisions of Pteropodidae have varied since Subfamily, subfamilies were first proposed in 1917. From three subfamilies in the 1917 classification, six are now recognized, along with various Tribe (biology), tribes. As of 2018, 197 species of megabat had been described. The leading theory of the evolution of megabats has been determined primarily by genetic data, as the fossil record for this family is the most fragmented of all bats. They likely evolved in Australasia, with the common ancestor of all living pteropodids existing approximately 31 million years ago. M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megabats
Megabats constitute the family Pteropodidae of the order Chiroptera ( bats). They are also called fruit bats, Old World fruit bats, or—especially the genera ''Acerodon'' and ''Pteropus''—flying foxes. They are the only member of the superfamily Pteropodoidea, which is one of two superfamilies in the suborder Yinpterochiroptera. Internal divisions of Pteropodidae have varied since subfamilies were first proposed in 1917. From three subfamilies in the 1917 classification, six are now recognized, along with various tribes. As of 2018, 197 species of megabat had been described. The leading theory of the evolution of megabats has been determined primarily by genetic data, as the fossil record for this family is the most fragmented of all bats. They likely evolved in Australasia, with the common ancestor of all living pteropodids existing approximately 31 million years ago. Many of their lineages probably originated in Melanesia, then dispersed over time to mainland Asia, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aethalops
''Aethalops'' (Meaning: sooty bat) is a genus of megabats in the family Pteropodidae. It contains two species: * Borneo fruit bat, ''A. aequalis'' * Pygmy fruit bat, ''A. alecto'' Taxonomy ''Aethalops'' was described as a new genus in 1923 by British mammalogist Oldfield Thomas. Thomas named the genus ''Aethalodes'', though that name was already in use for Aethalodes verrucosus, a genus of beetle. Thomas then suggested the name ''Aethalops'' in a subsequent publication to remedy the problem. The type species for the genus was the pygmy fruit bat, ''Aethalops alecto'', which had been collected in Sumatra by Lambertus Johannes Toxopeus. In 1938, the genus gained its second species, the Borneo fruit bat, ''A. aequalis''. This species was described by American zoologist Glover Morrill Allen. The holotype was collected in 1937 in Mount Kinabalu, Malaysia, which is on the island of Borneo. It was collected by J. Augustus Griswold, Jr. while on the Harvard Primate Expedition led by Haro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alionycteris
The Mindanao pygmy fruit bat (''Alionycteris paucidentata'') is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is the only species within the genus ''Alionycteris''. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical The tropics are the regions of Earth surrounding the Equator. They are defined in latitude by the Tropic of Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere at N and the Tropic of Capricorn in the Southern Hemisphere at S. The tropics are also referred to ... dry forests at high elevations that are either scarce or overtaken by tourist hotspots. As a result, this species may be seeking new elevated habitats likely in the southern region of the Philippines and along the islands of Sulawesi. References Mammals described in 1969 Mammals of the Philippines Endemic fauna of the Philippines Fauna of Mindanao Bats of Southeast Asia Megabats Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{fruit-bat-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balionycteris
The spotted-winged fruit bat, (''Balionycteris maculata'') is the smallest megabat in the world, and the only species in the genus ''Balionycteris''. It inhabits forests in Indonesia and Malaysia. Description Spotted-winged fruit bats are unusually small megabats, with a head-body length of , a wingspan of , and an adult body weight of around . Most of the head and body are covered in thick blackish-brown fur, while the underparts are a pale grey-brown. Their wings are dark brown, with distinctive pale cream spots, which are most noticeable on the joints, but are also found in a variable pattern across the wing membranes. The wings have been reported to have an aspect ratio of 5.8 and a wing loading of 9.51 N/m2. There are also pale markings in front of the large eyes, and on the ears, which are simple in shape, compared with those of microbats. The nostrils are elongated, and splayed to the side of the snout. The species can be distinguished from other small fruit bats by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chironax
The black-capped fruit bat (''Chironax melanocephalus'') is a species of megabat in the monotypic genus ''Chironax''. Distribution Seven specimens of ''C. melanocephalus'' were collected from the lowland forest at Kubah and Lambir, and beach forest at Samunsam, Sarawak, Borneo. The specimen that was mist-netted in Kubah National Park on 12 July 1995 was a first record for Sarawak (Abdullah et al. 1997). According to Payne et al. (1985) the distribution of C. melanocephalus in Borneo is only known from Sepilok in Sabah and Temburong in Brunei. The range includes Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java and Sulawesi (Payne et al. 1985). Biology and ecology The habitat where it was caught was lowland mixed dipterocarp forest. Two specimens were caught in the understory of primary dipterocarp forest in Kubah National Park; one from the understory of mixed beach forest habitat in Samunsam Wildlife Sanctuary; and four from the canopy (between 15 and 30 m) of the primary dipteroc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cynopterus
''Cynopterus'' (Latin meaning: ״flying dog״) is a genus of megabats. The cynopterine section is represented by 11 genera,Andersen K. 1912. Catalogue of the chiroptera in the collection of the British Museum. Second edition, British Museum of Natural History. five of which occur in Malaysia, namely, ''Chironax, Balionycteris, Penthetor, Dyacopterus'', and ''Cynopterus''. About 30 names for ''Cynopterus'' species have been proposed, but only 16 are taxonomically valid forms.Kitchener DJ, Maharadatunkamsi. 1991. Description of a new species of ''Cynopterus'' (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) from Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Research Western Australian Museum 15(2):307-363. Species within this genus are: Genus ''Cynopterus'' *Lesser short-nosed fruit bat (''C. brachyotis'') * Horsfield's fruit bat (''C. horsfieldii'') * Peters's fruit bat (''C. luzoniensis'') * Minute fruit bat (''C. minutus'') * Nusatenggara short-nosed fruit bat (''C. nusatenggara'') *Greater short-nosed fruit bat ('' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dyacopterus
''Dyacopterus'' is a genus of megabats from south-east Asia. It contains three species, namely: *Dayak fruit bat The dayak fruit bat or dyak fruit bat (''Dyacopterus spadiceus'') is a relatively rare frugivorous megabat species found only on the Sunda Shelf of southeast Asia, specifically the Malay Peninsula south of the Isthmus of Kra, and the islands of ..., ''Dyacopterus spadiceus'' University of Michigan Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 2013-12-08. * Brooks's dyak fruit bat, ''Dyacopterus brooksi'' * Rickart's dyak fruit bat, ''Dyacopterus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haplonycteris
The Fischer's pygmy fruit bat or Philippine pygmy fruit bat (''Haplonycteris fischeri'')named after Arthur Frederick Fischer is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is monotypic within the genus ''Haplonycteris''. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical The tropics are the regions of Earth surrounding the Equator. They are defined in latitude by the Tropic of Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere at N and the Tropic of Capricorn in the Southern Hemisphere at S. The tropics are also referred to ... dry forests. References Mammals of the Philippines Megabats Endemic fauna of the Philippines Mammals described in 1939 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Bats of Southeast Asia {{fruit-bat-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bats
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most birds, flying with their very long spread-out digits covered with a thin membrane or patagium. The smallest bat, and arguably the smallest extant mammal, is Kitti's hog-nosed bat, which is in length, across the wings and in mass. The largest bats are the flying foxes, with the giant golden-crowned flying fox, ''Acerodon jubatus'', reaching a weight of and having a wingspan of . The second largest order of mammals after rodents, bats comprise about 20% of all classified mammal species worldwide, with over 1,400 species. These were traditionally divided into two suborders: the largely fruit-eating megabats, and the echolocating microbats. But more recent evidence has supported dividing the order into Yinpterochiroptera and Yangochiropte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megaerops
''Megaerops'' is a genus of megabat. It includes the following species: *Tailless fruit bat (''Megaerops ecaudatus'') * Javan tailless fruit bat (''Megaerops kusnotoi'') * Ratanaworabhan's fruit bat (''Megaerops niphanae'') *White-collared fruit bat The white-collared fruit bat (''Megaerops wetmorei'') is a species of megabat found in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the g ... (''Megaerops wetmorei'') References Bat genera Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters {{fruit-bat-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otopteropus
The Luzon fruit bat (''Otopteropus cartilagonodus'') is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is the only species within the genus ''Otopteropus'' and is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest. Description The Luzon fruit bat, a member of the order Chiroptera, is a small bat that is common to Luzon island.Roberts, Trina E. Divergence, diversity, distance, and disequilibrium: comparative phylogeography of six Philippine fruit bats (Chiroptera; Pteropodidae). Diss. University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, Committee on Evolutionary Biology, 2005. It exhibits dark blackish brown coloration, with a lighter color appearing on the abdominal area, usually grey.Heideman, Paul D., Jennifer A. Cummings, and Lawrence R. Heaney. "Reproductive timing and early embryonic development in an Old World fruit bat, ''Otopteropus cartilagonodus'' (Megachiroptera)." Journal of mammalogy 74.3 (1993): 621-630. It is nocturnal and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
