The
megabat tribe Macroglossini is within the subfamily
Pteropodinae.
Tribe Macroglossini
* Genus ''
Macroglossus
''Macroglossus'' (nectar bat) is a genus of megabats (family Pteropodidae) found in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. It has two species:
* Long-tongued nectar bat, ''Macroglossus minimus''
*Long-tongued fruit bat
The long-tongued fruit bat (''M ...
'' - long-tongued fruit bats
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Long-tongued nectar bat
The long-tongued nectar bat (''Macroglossus minimus''), also known as the northern blossom bat, honey nectar bat, least blossom-bat, dagger-toothed long-nosed fruit bat, and lesser long-tongued fruit bat, is a species of megabat. ''M. minimus'' is ...
, ''Macroglossus minimus''
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Long-tongued fruit bat, ''Macroglossus sobrinus''
* Genus ''
Melonycteris''
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Fardoulis's blossom bat, ''Melonycteris fardoulisi''
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Black-bellied fruit bat, ''Melonycteris melanops''
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Woodford's fruit bat, ''Melonycteris woodfordi''
* Genus ''
Syconycteris
''Syconycteris'' (blossom bat) is a genus of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. There are three described species at present, with more likely to be added. Members of this genus are found in Indonesia, New Guinea and Australia. Their diet mainly ...
'' - blossom bats
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Common blossom bat
The common blossom bat (''Syconycteris australis'') also known as the southern blossom bat or Queensland blossom bat, is a megabat in the family Pteropodidae. The common blossom bat feeds mostly on nectar and pollen rather than fruit.
It is one ...
, ''Syconycteris australis''
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Halmahera blossom bat
The Halmahera blossom bat (''Syconycteris carolinae'') is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to Halmahera and Bacan islands, of the northern Maluku Islands archipelago in Indonesia.
It is an IUCN Red List
The Int ...
, ''Syconycteris carolinae''
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Moss-forest blossom bat
The moss-forest blossom bat (''Syconycteris hobbit'') is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae found in New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical and tropical
The tropics are the regions of Earth surrounding the Equator. They ...
, ''Syconycteris hobbit''
References
Megabats
Mammal subfamilies
Bat taxonomy
Taxa named by John Edward Gray
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