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PteropodidaeOld World fruit bats(Also: flying foxes)

  • KingdomAnimaliaanimals
    • Eumetazoametazoans
      • Bilateriabilaterally symmetrical animals
        • Deuterostomiadeuterostomes
          • PhylumChordatachordates
            • Craniatacraniates
              • SubphylumVertebratavertebrates
                • SuperclassGnathostomatajawed vertebrates
                  • Euteleostomibony vertebrates
                    • ClassSarcopterygiilobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates
                      • Tetrapodatetrapods
                        • Amniotaamniotes
                          • Synapsidasynapsids
                            • ClassMammaliamammals
                              • SubclassTheriaTherian mammals
                                • InfraclassEutheriaplacental mammals
                                  • OrderChiropterabats
                                    • FamilyPteropodidaeOld World fruit bats
                                      • GenusAcerodonfruit bats
                                      • GenusAethalopspygmy fruit bat
                                      • GenusAlionycterisMindanao pygmy fruit bat
                                      • GenusAprotelesBulmer's fruit bat
                                      • GenusBalionycterisspotted-winged fruit bat
                                      • GenusCasinycterisshort-palated fruit bat
                                      • GenusChironaxblack-capped fruit bat
                                      • GenusCynopterusshort-nosed fruit bats
                                      • GenusDobsonianaked-backed fruit bats
                                      • GenusDyacopterusDyak fruit bat
                                      • GenusEidolonfruit bats
                                      • GenusEonycterisdawn bats
                                      • GenusEpomophorusepauletted fruit bats
                                      • GenusEpomopsepauletted bats
                                      • GenusHaplonycterisPhilippine pygmy fruit bat
                                      • GenusHarpyionycterisharpy fruit bats
                                      • GenusHypsignathushammer-headed fruit bat
                                      • GenusLatidensSalim Ali's fruit bat
                                      • GenusLissonycterissoft-furred fruit bats
                                      • GenusMacroglossuslong-tongued fruit bats
                                      • GenusMegaeropstailless fruit bats
                                      • GenusMegaloglossusWoermann's bat
                                      • GenusMelonycterisfruit bats
                                      • GenusMicropteropusdwarf epauletted fruit bats
                                      • GenusMyonycteriscollared fruit bats
                                      • GenusNanonycterisVeldkamp's bat
                                      • GenusNeopteryxsmall-toothed fruit bat
                                      • GenusNotopterislong-tailed fruit bats
                                      • GenusNyctimenetube-nosed fruit bats
                                      • GenusOtopteropusLuzon fruit bat
                                      • GenusParanyctimeneunstriped tube-nosed bat
                                      • GenusPenthetorLucas's short-nosed fruit bat
                                      • GenusPlerotesD'anchieta's fruit bat
                                      • GenusPtenochirusmusky fruit bats
                                      • GenusPteralopexmonkey-faced bats
                                      • SubfamilyPteropodinaeOld World fruit bats
                                      • GenusPteropusflying foxes
                                      • GenusRousettusManado fruit bat
                                      • GenusScotonycterisPohle's fruit bat and Zenker's fruit bat
                                      • GenusSphaeriasBlanford's fruit bat
                                      • GenusStylocteniumstripe-faced fruit bat
                                      • GenusSyconycterisblossom bats
                                      • GenusThoopterusswift fruit bat

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  • KingdomAnimaliaanimals
  • PhylumChordatachordates
  • SubphylumVertebratavertebrates
  • ClassMammaliamammals
  • OrderChiropterabats
  • FamilyPteropodidaeOld World fruit bats

Related Taxa

  • SpeciesAcerodon jubatusgolden-capped fruit bat
  • SpeciesAethalops aequalisBorneo fruit bat
  • SpeciesAproteles bulmeraeBulmer's fruit bat
  • SpeciesBalionycteris maculataspotted-winged fruit bat
  • SpeciesCynopterus brachyotislesser short-nosed fruit bat
  • SpeciesCynopterus horsfieldiiHorsfield's fruit bat
  • SpeciesCynopterus sphinxgreater short-nosed fruit bat
  • SpeciesDobsonia chapmaniNegros naked-backed fruit bat
  • SpeciesDyacopterus spadiceusDyak fruit bat
  • SpeciesEidolon helvumstraw-colored fruit bat
  • SpeciesEonycteris majorgreater dawn bat
  • SpeciesEonycteris spelaealesser dawn bat
  • SpeciesEpomophorus gambianusGambian epauletted fruit bat
  • SpeciesEpomophorus wahlbergiWahlberg's epauletted fruit bat
  • SpeciesEpomops franquetiFranquet's epauletted bat
  • SpeciesHaplonycteris fischeriPhilippine pygmy fruit bat
  • SpeciesHarpyionycteris whiteheadiharpy fruit bat
  • SpeciesHypsignathus monstrosushammer-headed fruit bat
  • SpeciesMacroglossus minimuslesser long-tongued fruit bat
  • SpeciesMacroglossus sobrinusgreater long-tongued fruit bat
  • SpeciesMegaloglossus woermanniWoermann's bat
  • SpeciesMicropteropus pusillusPeters's dwarf epauletted fruit bat
  • SpeciesMyonycteris torquatalittle collared fruit bat
  • SpeciesNanonycteris veldkmapiiVeldkamp's bat
  • SpeciesNyctimene albiventercommon tube-nosed fruit bat
  • SpeciesNyctimene draconilladragon tube-nosed fruit bat
  • SpeciesNyctimene raboriPhilippine tube-nosed fruit bat
  • SpeciesNyctimene robinsoniQueensland tube-nosed fruit bat
  • SpeciesPenthetor lucasiLucas's short-nosed fruit bat
  • SpeciesPteropus alectoblack flying fox
  • SpeciesPteropus canicepsNorth Moluccan flying fox
  • SpeciesPteropus conspicillatusspectacled flying fox
  • SpeciesPteropus dasymallusRyukyu flying fox
  • SpeciesPteropus giganteusIndian flying fox
  • SpeciesPteropus hypomelanusvariable flying fox
  • SpeciesPteropus livingstoniiComoro black flying fox
  • SpeciesPteropus mariannusMarianas flying fox
  • SpeciesPteropus melanotusblack-eared flying fox
  • SpeciesPteropus poliocephalusgray-headed flying fox
  • SpeciesPteropus pumiluslittle golden-mantled flying fox
  • SpeciesPteropus rodricensisRodriguez flying fox
  • SpeciesPteropus rufusMadagascan flying fox
  • SpeciesPteropus samoensisSamoan flying fox
  • SpeciesPteropus scapulatuslittle red flying fox
  • SpeciesPteropus tokudaeGuam flying fox
  • SpeciesPteropus tonganusPacific flying fox
  • SpeciesPteropus vampyruslarge flying fox
  • SpeciesRousettus aegyptiacusEgyptian rousette
  • SpeciesRousettus amplexicaudatusGeoffroy's rousette
  • SpeciesRousettus madagascariensisMadagascan rousette
  • SpeciesSyconycteris australissouthern blossom bat