Acerodon

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Acerodon
Golden crowned fruit bat.jpg
Giant golden-crowned flying fox (Acerodon jubatus)
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
Subfamily: Pteropodinae
Genus: Acerodon
Jourdan, 1837
Species

A. celebensis
A. humilis
A. jubatus
A. leucotis
A. mackloti

Acerodon (meaning: Sharp-tooth) is a genus of bats in the family Pteropodidae containing five species, all native to forests in Southeast Asia, and all considered threatened. They are closely related to Pteropus.[1]

Species[]

Genus Acerodon

References[]

  1. ^ Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 312–529. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.


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