Eidolon (bat)
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Genus of bats
| Eidolon | |
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| Straw-coloured fruit bat (Eidolon helvum) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Subfamily: | Eidolinae |
| Genus: | Eidolon Rafinesque, 1815 |
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Eidolon (known as the palm bat) is a genus of megabats in the family Pteropodidae. It contains two species:
- Madagascan fruit bat, Eidolon dupreanum
- Straw-coloured fruit bat, Eidolon helvum
References[]
- D.E. Wilson & D.M. Reeder, 2005: Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third Edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore
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