''Eonycteris'' ("dawn bat") 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 nom ...
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 s ...
s found in Asia. They are the only members of the tribe Eonycterini. Species within this genus are:
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Greater nectar bat, ''Eonycteris major''
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Cave nectar bat
The cave nectar bat, dawn bat, common dawn bat, common nectar bat or lesser dawn bat (''Eonycteris spelaea'') is a species of megabat within the genus '' Eonycteris''. The scientific name of the species was first published by Dobson in 1871.
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, ''Eonycteris spelaea''
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Philippine dawn bat, ''Eonycteris robusta''
References
Bat genera
Taxa named by George Edward Dobson
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