Desmalopex
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Genus of bats
Desmalopex | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Pteropodidae |
Subfamily: | Pteropodinae |
Genus: | Desmalopex Miller, 1907 |
Species | |
Desmalopex leucopterus |
Desmalopex (Known as the White-winged Flying Fox or mottled-winged Flying Fox) is a genus of megabats in the family Pteropodidae. It has historically been included in the genus Pteropus and occurs only in the Philippines.
It comprises the following species:
- White-winged flying fox, Desmalopex leucopterus
- Small white-winged flying fox, Desmalopex microleucopterus
References[]
- Esselstyn, J.A., Garcia, H.J.D., Saulog, M.G. and Heaney, L.R. 2008. A new species of Desmalopex (Pteropodidae) from the Philippines, with a phylogenetic analysis of the Pteropodini. Journal of Mammalogy 89(4):815–825.
- Giannini, N.P., Almeida, F.C., Simmons, N.B. and Helgen, K.M. 2008. The systematic position of Pteropus leucopterus and its bearing on the monophyly and relationships of Pteropus (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae). Acta Chiropterologica 10(1):11–20.
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