''Megaerops'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
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 '' Acerodon'' and '' Pteropus''— flying foxes. They are the only member of the ...
.
It includes the following species:
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Tailless fruit bat (''Megaerops ecaudatus'')
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Javan tailless fruit bat (''Megaerops kusnotoi'')
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Ratanaworabhan's fruit bat (''Megaerops niphanae'')
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White-collared fruit bat
The white-collared fruit bat (''Megaerops wetmorei'') is a species of megabat found in Southeast Asia.
A specimen held by Brunei Museum (BM87/1983) had a forearm length of , a head-body length of , ears long, hind feet long and weighed .
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(''Megaerops wetmorei'')
References
Bat genera
Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters
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