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Megabats constitute the
family Pteropodidae of the
order Chiroptera. They are also
called fruit bats, Old
World fruit bats, or—especially the
genera Acerodon...
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fossil record.
Relative to the
current number of
extant species, the
Pteropodidae has one of the most
incomplete fossil records of any bat group. As of...
- This is a list of bat
species that have
become extinct since 1500. As of 2025 this
includes 12
species and
subspecies (about 0.7% of all bats), with more...
- short-nosed
Indian fruit bat, is a
species of
megabat in the
family Pteropodidae found in
South and
Southeast Asia.
These bats have a
relatively long...
- its merit. The term
Yinpterochiroptera is
constructed from the
words Pteropodidae (the
family of megabats) and
Yinochiroptera (a term
proposed in 1984...
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known as the mottle-winged
flying fox is a
species of bat in the
family Pteropodidae. They are
endemic to the Philippines.
Their natural habitats are subtropical...
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grouped into two superfamilies: Pteropodoidea,
consisting of the
family Pteropodidae, or
fruit bats, and Rhinolophoidea,
containing the
families Craseonycteridae...
- kalang, or kalong, is a
southeast Asian species of
megabat in the
family Pteropodidae.
Despite its
scientific name, it
feeds exclusively on fruits, nectar...
- Two new
suborders have been proposed;
Yinpterochiroptera includes the
Pteropodidae, or
megabat family, as well as the
families Rhinolophidae, Hipposideridae...
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flying fox or
black fruit bat (Pteropus alecto) is a bat in the
family Pteropodidae. It is
among the
largest bats in the world, but is
considerably smaller...
