Eonycteris
Eonycteris spelaea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
Subfamily: Rousettinae
Tribe: Eonycterini
Almeida, Giannini & Simmons, 2016
Genus: Eonycteris
Dobson, 1873
Type species
Macroglossus spelaeus
Dobson, 1871
Species

E. major
E. spelaea
E. robusta

Eonycteris ("dawn bat") is a genus of megabats found in Asia.[1] They are the only members of the tribe Eonycterini. Species within this genus are:[2][3]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Mammal Diversity Database (2021-08-10), Mammal Diversity Database, Zenodo, retrieved 2021-09-04
  3. ^ Almeida, Francisca Cunha; Giannini, Norberto Pedro; Simmons, Nancy B. (June 2016). "The Evolutionary History of the African Fruit Bats (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae)". Acta Chiropterologica. 18 (1): 73–90. doi:10.3161/15081109ACC2016.18.1.003. hdl:11336/12847. ISSN 1508-1109.


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