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''Notopteris'' (long-tailed blossom bat) is a genus 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 ...
in the family Pteropodidae. It contains the following species: *
Long-tailed fruit bat The long-tailed fruit bat, long-tailed blossom bat, or Fijian blossom bat (''Notopteris macdonaldi'') is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Fiji and Vanuatu Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu ...
, ''Notopteris macdonaldi'' (Fiji and Vanuatu) *
New Caledonia blossom bat The New Caledonia blossom bat (''Notopteris neocaledonica'') is an uncommon species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. The species lives in caves in northern New Caledonia, and forms colonies of up to 300. Habitat The New Caledonia blosso ...
, ''Notopteris neocaledonica'' (New Caledonia)


References

Bat genera Taxa named by John Edward Gray Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{fruit-bat-stub