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Macroglossinae (Chiroptera)
The megabat tribe Macroglossini is within the subfamily Pteropodinae. Tribe Macroglossini * Genus '' Macroglossus'' - long-tongued fruit bats ** Long-tongued nectar bat, ''Macroglossus minimus'' **Long-tongued fruit bat, ''Macroglossus sobrinus'' * Genus ''Melonycteris'' **Fardoulis's blossom bat, ''Melonycteris fardoulisi'' **Black-bellied fruit bat, ''Melonycteris melanops'' **Woodford's fruit bat Woodford's fruit bat (''Melonycteris woodfordi''), also known as the orange fruit bat, is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major ..., ''Melonycteris woodfordi'' * Genus '' Syconycteris'' - blossom bats ** Common blossom bat, ''Syconycteris australis'' ** Halmahera blossom bat, ''Syconycteris carolinae'' ** Moss-forest blossom bat, ''Syconycteris hobbit'' References Megabats Mammal subfamilies Bat taxonomy Taxa named by John Edward Gray {{Fruit-bat-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long-tongued Fruit Bat
The long-tongued fruit bat (''Macroglossus sobrinus'') is a species of megabat. It is nectarivorous, feeding on nectar from primarily banana flowers. It is found in several countries in South and Southeast Asia. Taxonomy and etymology It was species description, described as a new subspecies in 1911 by Danish mammalogist Knud Andersen (mammalogist), Knud Andersen. Andersen described it as a subspecies of the long-tongued nectar bat, with the trinomen ''Macroglossus minimus sobrinus''. Beginning in approximately 1983, it has been considered a full species rather than a subspecies. Its specific epithet (zoology), species name "''wiktionary:sobrinus, sobrinus''" means "cousin;" Andersen possibly chose this name to reflect what he believed was its close relationship to ''M. minimus minimus''. Description Andersen noted that it differed from the long-tongued nectar bat in several ways. Overall, it is a larger species with a longer snout. Its forearm is long and individuals weigh . B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |