''Megaerops'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
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 su ...
.
It includes the following species:
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Tailless fruit bat
The tailless fruit bat (''Megaerops ecaudatus'') is a species of fruit bat in the family Pteropodidae.
Distribution
Individuals have been found in the lowland primary forest at Poring in Sabah and Taleban in Thailand, Bario highland and second ...
(''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
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
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