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Macroglossus | |
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Long-tongued fruit bat (Macroglossus sobrinus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Pteropodidae |
Subfamily: | Macroglossinae |
Genus: | Macroglossus F. Cuvier, 1824 |
Type species | |
Pteropus minimus Geoffroy, 1810 | |
Species | |
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Macroglossus (nectar bat) is a genus of megabats (family Pteropodidae) found in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. It has two species:
- Long-tongued nectar bat, Macroglossus minimus
- Long-tongued fruit bat, Macroglossus sobrinus
References
- Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Macroglossus |
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