''Myonycteris'' (collared bat) is a genus of
bat
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 ...
in the family
Pteropodidae.
It contains the following species:
[Simmons, 2005, p. 328]
Genus ''Myonycteris''
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São Tomé collared fruit bat
The São Tomé collared fruit bat (''Myonycteris brachycephala'') is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist and montane forest. It is t ...
, ''Myonycteris brachycephala''
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East African little collared fruit bat
The East African little collared fruit bat (''Myonycteris relicta'') is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and moist savanna ...
, ''Myonycteris relicta''
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Little collared fruit bat
The little collared fruit bat (''Myonycteris torquata'') is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae found in Angola, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equ ...
, ''Myonycteris torquata''
References
Literature cited
*Simmons, N.B. 2005. Order Chiroptera. Pp. 312–529 in Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds.)
Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference 3rd ed. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols., 2142 pp.
Bat genera
Taxa named by Paul Matschie
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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