Acerodon
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Genus of bats
Acerodon | |
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Giant golden-crowned flying fox (Acerodon jubatus) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Pteropodidae |
Subfamily: | Pteropodinae |
Genus: | Acerodon Jourdan, 1837 |
Species | |
A. celebensis |
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
- Sulawesi flying fox, A. celebensis
- Talaud flying fox, A. humilis
- Giant golden-crowned flying fox, A. jubatus
- Palawan fruit bat, A. leucotis
- Sunda flying fox, A. mackloti
References[]
- ^ 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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