Styloctenium
Encyclopedia
Styloctenium is a genus
of stripe-faced fruit bat
in the Pteropodidae or (megabat
) family.
It comprises the following species:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of stripe-faced fruit bat
Bat
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera "hand" and pteron "wing") whose forelimbs form webbed wings, making them the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight. By contrast, other mammals said to fly, such as flying squirrels, gliding possums, and colugos, glide rather than fly,...
in the Pteropodidae or (megabat
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:...
) family.
It comprises the following species:
- Mindoro stripe-faced fruit batMindoro stripe-faced fruit batThe Mindoro Stripe-faced Fruit Bat , nicknamed the "flying fox" for its foxlike face , is a species of large Philippine megabat. It is endemic to the island of Mindoro. S. mindorensis is a typical fruit bat, possessing modified forearms for flight, short clawed hind legs and large ears for use in...
, Styloctenium mindorensis - Sulawesi Stripe-faced Fruit BatSulawesi Stripe-faced Fruit BatThe Wallace's or Sulawesi Stripe-faced Fruit Bat is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to Sulawesi. Cave paintings resembling these bats have been found in Australia, where bats of this kind are not otherwise known.-External links:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . ...
, Styloctenium wallacei