Macroglossinae (Chiroptera)
| Macroglossinae | |
|---|---|
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| Macroglossus sobrinus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Suborder: | Megachiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Subfamily: | Macroglossinae |
| Genera | |
The megabat subfamily Macroglossinae is a small group comprising only four genera. The name "Macroglossinae" also happens to be preoccupied by a subfamily within the moth family Sphingidae, a violation of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature which the taxonomic community has yet to rectify by selecting a new name for the bat lineage. Species within this subfamily are:
Subfamily Macroglossinae
- Genus Macroglossus - long-tongued fruit bats
- Long-tongued nectar bat, Macroglossus minimus
- Long-tongued fruit bat, Macroglossus sobrinus
- Genus Melonycteris
- Fardoulis' blossom bat, Melonycteris fardoulisi
- Black-bellied fruit bat, Melonycteris melanops
- Woodford's fruit bat, Melonycteris woodfordi
- Genus Notopteris - long-tailed fruit bats
- Long-tailed fruit bat, Notopteris macdonaldi (Fiji and Vanuatu)
- New Caledonia blossom bat, Notopteris neocaledonica (New Caledonia)
- Genus Syconycteris - blossom bats
- Common blossom bat, Syconycteris australis
- Halmahera blossom bat, Syconycteris carolinae
- Moss-forest blossom bat, Syconycteris hobbit
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