Pteropodinae
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Pteropodinae is a subfamily of megabat
s. Species within this subfamily are:
Subfamily Pteropodinae
Megabat
Megabats constitute the suborder Megachiroptera, family Pteropodidae of the order Chiroptera . They are also called fruit bats, old world fruit bats, or flying foxes.-Description:...
s. Species within this subfamily are:
Subfamily Pteropodinae
- Genus AcerodonAcerodonAcerodon is a genus of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It contains six species, five of which are extant.-Species:Genus Acerodon* Sulawesi Flying Fox, Acerodon celebensis* Talaud Flying Fox, Acerodon humilis...
- Sulawesi Flying Fox, Acerodon celebensis
- Talaud Flying Fox, Acerodon humilis
- Giant Golden-crowned Flying FoxGiant golden-crowned flying foxThe Giant golden-crowned flying fox , also known as the Golden-capped fruit bat, is a rare megabat and considered the largest known bat in the world. The species is endangered and is currently facing the possibility of extinction because of poaching and forest destruction...
, Acerodon jubatus - Palawan Fruit BatPalawan Fruit BatThe Palawan Fruit Bat is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to the Palawan region in the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss....
, Acerodon leucotis - Panay Giant Fruit BatPanay Giant Fruit BatThe Panay Giant Fruit Bat is a megabat from the Philippines that was declared extinct in 1996. Probable causes include anthropogenic destruction of forest habitat and/or overhunting of the species. Many appeared in camps during World War II.-External links:* * *...
, Acerodon lucifer (1996 †) - Sunda Flying Fox, Acerodon mackloti
- Genus DesmalopexDesmalopexDesmalopex is a genus of megabats in the Pteropodidae family. It has historically been included in the genus Pteropus and occurs only in the Philippines.It comprises the following species:*White-winged Flying Fox, Desmalopex leucopterus...
- White-winged Flying FoxWhite-winged Flying FoxThe White-winged Flying Fox is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
, Desmalopex leucopterus - Small White-winged Flying FoxSmall White-winged Flying FoxThe Small White-winged Flying Fox is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is known from Mindoro Island, in the Philippines....
, Desmalopex microleucopterus
- White-winged Flying Fox
- Genus EidolonEidolon (genus)Eidolon is a genus of megabats in the Pteropodidae family. It contains two species:*Madagascan Fruit Bat, Eidolon dupreanum*Straw-coloured Fruit Bat, Eidolon helvum-References:...
- straw-coloured fruit bats- Madagascan Fruit BatMadagascan Fruit BatThe Madagascan Fruit Bat is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 30 July 2007....
, Eidolon dupreanum - Straw-coloured Fruit BatStraw-coloured Fruit BatThe Straw-coloured Fruit Bat is the most widely distributed of all the African megabats. It is quite common throughout its area ranging from southwestern Arabian Peninsula, forest and savanna zones of Africa and to the offshore island of Madagascar...
, Eidolon helvum
- Madagascan Fruit Bat
- Genus Mirimiri
- Fijian Monkey-faced BatFijian Monkey-faced BatThe Fijian monkey-faced bat , also called the Fiji Flying Fox, is an megabat endemic to Fiji. It was discovered the hills of Taveuni by Bill Beckon in 1977 and is Fiji's only endemic mammal. It is listed as a critically endangered species due to habitat loss. It has recently been transferred from...
, Mirimiri acrodonta
- Fijian Monkey-faced Bat
- Genus Neopteryx
- Small-toothed Fruit BatSmall-toothed Fruit BatThe Small-toothed Fruit Bat is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Neopteryx. It is endemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.-Source:...
, Neopteryx frosti
- Small-toothed Fruit Bat
- Genus PteralopexPteralopexPteralopex is a genus of large megabats in the Pteropodidae family. They are restricted to Solomon Islands rain forests in Melanesia, and all species are seriously threatened, being rated as either endangered or critically endangered by IUCN. Two species, P. taki and P...
- Bougainville Monkey-faced BatBougainville Monkey-faced BatThe Bougainville monkey-faced bat is a megabat found only on islands of Bougainville and Choiseul in Melanesia. It is listed as an endangered species due to habitat loss and human disturbance....
, Pteralopex anceps - Guadalcanal Monkey-faced BatGuadalcanal Monkey-faced BatThe Guadalcanal monkey-faced bat is a megabat endemic to Solomon Islands. It is listed as a critically endangered species....
, Pteralopex atrata - Greater Monkey-faced BatGreater Monkey-faced BatThe Greater Monkey-faced bat, is a megabat endemic to Solomon Islands, Bougainville, in Papua New Guinea, and nearby small islands. It is listed as a critically endangered species and the population is decreasing...
, Pteralopex flanneryi - Montane Monkey-faced BatMontane Monkey-faced BatThe Montane monkey-faced bat is a megabat endemic to the Solomon Islands. It is listed as a critically endangered species....
, Pteralopex pulchra - New Georgian Monkey-faced BatNew Georgian Monkey-faced BatThe New Georgian Monkey-faced Bat is a recently described species of megabat endemic to the Solomon Islands, more specifically New Georgia island and Vangunu island. It is presumably extinct on Kolombangara island, and remaining population on other islands are threatened by habitat loss and...
, Pteralopex taki
- Bougainville Monkey-faced Bat
- Genus PteropusPteropusBats of the genus Pteropus, belonging to the megabat or Megachiroptera sub-order, are the largest bats in the world. They are commonly known as the fruit bats or flying foxes among other colloquial names...
- flying foxes- P. alecto species group
- Black Flying Fox, Pteropus alecto
- P. caniceps species group
- Ashy-headed Flying Fox, Pteropus caniceps
- P. chrysoproctus species group
- Silvery Flying Fox, Pteropus argentatus
- Moluccan Flying Fox, Pteropus chrysoproctus
- Makira Flying FoxMakira Flying FoxThe Makira Flying Fox is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family found in the Solomon Islands.-References:...
, Pteropus cognatus - Banks Flying FoxBanks Flying FoxThe Banks Flying Fox is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to Vanuatu. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical swamps.-References:...
, Pteropus fundatus - Solomons Flying Fox, Pteropus rayneri
- Rennell Flying FoxRennell Flying FoxThe Rennell Flying Fox is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family found in the Solomon Islands.-References:...
, Pteropus rennelli
- P. conspicillatus species group
- Spectacled Flying Fox, Pteropus conspicillatus
- Ceram Fruit BatCeram Fruit BatThe Ceram fruit bat or Seram flying fox is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to the mountainous forests of two Indonesian islands, Buru and Seram, including the Manusela National Park on Seram. They were present on the nearby Ambon Island but probably not anymore...
, Pteropus ocularis
- P. livingstonii species group
- Aru Flying FoxAru Flying FoxThe Aru Flying Fox is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family found in the Aru Islands.-References:*D.E. Wilson & D.M. Reeder, 2005: Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third Edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore...
, Pteropus aruensis - Kei Flying FoxKei Flying FoxThe Kei Flying Fox is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family found in the Kai Islands of Indonesia.-References:...
, Pteropus keyensis - Livingstone's Fruit BatLivingstone's Fruit BatLivingstone's Fruit Bat Livingstone's Fruit Bat Livingstone's Fruit Bat (or Livingstone's Flying Fox; (Pteropus livingstonii) is a megabat in the genus Pteropus. It is found only on two islands in the Comoros. It is the largest bat of all Comorian species. Its preferred habitat is montane forest,...
, Pteropus livingstonii - Black-bearded Flying FoxBlack-bearded Flying FoxThe Black-bearded Flying Fox is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 30 July 2007....
, Pteropus melanopogon
- Aru Flying Fox
- P. mariannus species group
- Okinawa Flying Fox, Pteropus loochoensis
- Mariana Fruit BatMariana Fruit BatThe Mariana Fruit Bat , also known as the Mariana flying fox, and the fanihi in Chamorro is a megabat that is found only on Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and Ulithi . Habitat loss has driven it to endangered status and it is listed as threatened by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service...
, Pteropus mariannus - Pelew Flying FoxPelew Flying FoxThe Pelew Flying Fox is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family found in the Pelew Islands.-References:*D.E. Wilson & D.M. Reeder, 2005: Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third Edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore...
, Pteropus pelewensis - Kosrae Flying FoxKosrae Flying FoxThe Kosrae Flying Fox is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family found on the island of Kosrae, Micronesia....
, Pteropus ualanus - Yap Flying FoxYap Flying FoxThe Yap Flying Fox is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family found on Yap Island.-References:*D.E. Wilson & D.M. Reeder, 2005: Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third Edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore...
, Pteropus yapensis
- P. melanotus species group
- Black-eared Flying FoxBlack-eared Flying FoxThe Black-eared Flying Fox is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is found on Christmas Island , Andaman Islands , Nicobar Islands ; Sumatra ....
, Pteropus melanotus
- Black-eared Flying Fox
- P. molossinus species group
- Lombok Flying FoxLombok Flying FoxThe Lombok Flying Fox is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 30 July 2007....
, Pteropus lombocensis - Caroline Flying FoxCaroline Flying FoxThe Caroline Flying Fox or Pohnpei Flying-fox is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to Micronesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss....
, Pteropus molossinus - Rodrigues Flying FoxRodrigues Flying FoxThe Rodrigues Flying Fox or Rodrigues Fruit Bat is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae, the flying foxes or fruit bats. It is endemic to Rodrigues, an island in the Indian Ocean belonging to Mauritius. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests. It is a sociable species...
, Pteropus rodricensis
- Lombok Flying Fox
- P. neohibernicus species group
- Bismarck Flying Fox, Pteropus neohibernicus
- P. niger species group
- Aldabra Flying FoxAldabra Flying FoxThe Aldabra Flying Fox or Aldabra Flying-fox is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to Seychelles. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical mangrove forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-Source:* Mickleburgh, S., Hutson, A., Bergmans, W. & Howell,...
, Pteropus aldabrensis - Mauritian Flying FoxMauritian flying foxThe Mauritian flying fox , also known as Greater Mascarene flying fox or Mauritius fruit bat is a large megabat species endemic to Mauritius and La Réunion.-Description:...
, Pteropus niger - Madagascan Flying FoxMadagascan Flying FoxThe Madagascan Flying Fox, Madagascar Flying-fox, or Madagascar Fruit Bat is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss...
, Pteropus rufus - Seychelles Fruit BatSeychelles fruit batThe Seychelles fruit bat or Seychelles flying fox, Pteropus seychellensis, is a megabat found on the granitic islands of Seychelles, and on the Comoros and Mafia Island. It is a significant component of the ecosystems for the islands, dispersing the seeds of many tree species. Although it is hunted...
, Pteropus seychellensis - Pemba Flying FoxPemba Flying FoxThe Pemba Flying Fox is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to the island of Pemba in Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. It is threatened by habitat loss...
, Pteropus voeltzkowi
- Aldabra Flying Fox
- P. personatus species group
- Bismark Masked Flying FoxBismark Masked Flying FoxThe Bismark Masked Flying Fox is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family found in Papua New Guinea and named after the Bismarck Archipelago. It was originally considered a subspecies of Pteropus temminckii before being reassessed in 2001...
, Pteropus capistratus - Masked Flying FoxMasked Flying FoxThe Masked Flying Fox or Masked Fruit Bat is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 30 July 2007....
, Pteropus personatus - Temminck's Flying FoxTemminck's Flying FoxThe Temminck's Flying Fox is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.-Source:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 30 July 2007....
, Pteropus temminckii
- Bismark Masked Flying Fox
- P. poliocephalus species group
- Big-eared Flying FoxBig-eared Flying FoxThe Big-eared Flying Fox is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 30 July 2007....
, Pteropus macrotis - Geelvink Bay Flying FoxGeelvink Bay Flying FoxThe Geelvink Bay Flying Fox or Geelvink Bay Fruit Bat is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to West Papua, Indonesia. The name Geelvink comes from a Dutch ship and family called Geelvinck.-Source:...
, Pteropus pohlei - Grey-headed Flying FoxGrey-headed Flying FoxThe Grey-headed Flying-Fox, Pteropus poliocephalus, is a megabat native to Australia.Members of the genus Pteropus include the largest bats in the world. The Pteropus genus has currently about 57 recognised species....
, Pteropus poliocephalus
- Big-eared Flying Fox
- P. pselaphon species group
- Chuuk Flying Fox, Pteropus insularis
- Temotu Flying FoxTemotu Flying FoxThe Temotu Flying Fox is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 30 July 2007....
, Pteropus nitendiensis - Large Palau Flying FoxLarge Palau Flying FoxThe Large Palau Flying Fox is an extinct species of medium-sized megabats from the Palau Islands in Micronesia. It had brownish fur with long, silvery hairs on its belly, and a wingspan of about 60 cm. It probably became extinct around 1874; possibly due to overhunting. It is known from two...
, Pteropus pilosus (19th century †) - Bonin Flying FoxBonin Flying FoxThe Bonin Flying Fox or Bonin Fruit Bat is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to four islands in Ogasawara Islands, Japan. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Ishii, N. 2000. . Downloaded on 30 July 2007....
, Pteropus pselaphon - Guam Flying FoxGuam flying foxThe Guam flying fox was a tiny megabat from Guam in the Marianas Islands in Micronesia that was confirmed extinct due to hunting or habitat changes. It was first recorded in 1931 and was observed roosting with the larger and much more common Marianas flying fox. The last specimen was a female...
, Pteropus tokudae (1970s1970sFile:1970s decade montage.png|From left, clockwise: US President Richard Nixon doing the V for Victory sign after his resignation from office after the Watergate scandal in 1974; Refugees aboard a US naval boat after the Fall of Saigon, leading to the end of the Vietnam War in 1975; The 1973 oil...
†) - Insular Flying Fox, Pteropus tonganus
- Vanikoro Flying FoxVanikoro Flying FoxThe Vanikoro Flying Fox is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 30 July 2007....
, Pteropus tuberculatus - New Caledonia Flying FoxNew Caledonia Flying FoxThe New Caledonia Flying Fox, Pteropus vetulus, is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to New Caledonia.-Reference:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 30 July 2007....
, Pteropus vetulus
- P. samoensis species group
- Vanuatu Flying Fox, Pteropus anetianus
- Samoa Flying Fox, Pteropus samoensis
- P. scapulatus species group
- Gilliard's Flying Fox, Pteropus gilliardorum
- Lesser Flying Fox, Pteropus mahaganus
- Little Red Flying Fox, Pteropus scapulatus
- Dwarf Flying FoxDwarf Flying FoxThe Dwarf Flying Fox, Least Flying-fox, or Least Fruit Bat is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands.-References:...
, Pteropus woodfordi
- P. subniger species group
- Admiralty Flying Fox, Pteropus admiralitatum
- Dusky Flying FoxDusky Flying FoxThe Dusky Flying Fox , also known as the Percy Island Flying Fox, is an extinct species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It was endemic to Percy Island off the southeast coast of Mackay, Queensland in the northeast corner of Australia. Only one specimen is known to exist. It was collected in...
, Pteropus brunneus (19th century †) - Ryukyu Flying Fox, Pteropus dasymallus
- Nicobar Flying FoxNicobar Flying FoxThe Nicobar Flying Fox is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to India. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Participants of CBSG CAMP Workshop: Status of...
, Pteropus faunulus - Gray Flying Fox, Pteropus griseus
- Ontong Java Flying FoxOntong Java Flying FoxThe Ontong Java Flying Fox is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to the Ontong Java Atoll in the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical swamps.-Source:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded...
, Pteropus howensis - Small Flying Fox, Pteropus hypomelanus
- Ornate Flying FoxOrnate Flying FoxThe Ornate Flying Fox, Pteropus ornatus, is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to New Caledonia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.-Source:...
, Pteropus ornatus - Little Golden-mantled Flying FoxLittle Golden-mantled Flying FoxThe Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is found in Indonesia and the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss....
, Pteropus pumilus - Philippine Gray Flying FoxPhilippine Gray Flying FoxThe Philippine Gray Flying Fox is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is found in Indonesia and the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss....
, Pteropus speciosus - Small Mauritian Flying FoxSmall Mauritian Flying FoxThe Small Mauritian Flying Fox or Dark Flying Fox is an extinct species of megabat. It lived on the islands of Réunion and Mauritius in the Mascarene Islands of the Indian Ocean...
, Pteropus subniger (19th century †)
- P. vampyrus species group
- Indian Flying Fox, Pteropus giganteus
- Andersen's Flying FoxAndersen's Flying FoxThe Andersen's Flying Fox is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family found in south Burma and west Thailand.-References:...
, Pteropus intermedius - Lyle's Flying FoxLyle's Flying FoxThe Lyle's Flying Fox is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is found in Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam.-References:* Bumrungsri, S., Suyanto, A. & Francis, C. . . Downloaded on 30 July 2007....
, Pteropus lylei - Large Flying FoxLarge Flying FoxThe Large Flying Fox , also known as the Greater Flying Fox, Malaysian Flying Fox, Kalang or Kalong, is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. Like the other members of the genus Pteropus, or the Old World fruit bats, it feeds exclusively on fruits. It is noted for being the largest...
, Pteropus vampyrus
- incertae sedisIncertae sedis, is a term used to define a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Uncertainty at specific taxonomic levels is attributed by , , and similar terms.-Examples:*The fossil plant Paradinandra suecica could not be assigned to any...
- Small Samoan Flying Fox, Pteropus allenorum (19th century †)
- Large Samoan Flying FoxLarge Samoan Flying FoxLarge Samoan Flying Fox is a species of fruit eating megabat whose type specimen was originally collected in Samoa in 1856, but was not identified as a new species until 2009. The only known specimen was collected by an American expedition to Samoa in 1838-1842, It was rediscovered by Smithsonian...
, Pteropus coxi (19th century †)
- P. alecto species group