Eonycteris
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Genus of bats
| Eonycteris | |
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| Eonycteris spelaea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Subfamily: | Rousettinae |
| Tribe: | Eonycterini Almeida, Giannini & Simmons, 2016 |
| Genus: | Eonycteris Dobson, 1873 |
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E. major | |
Eonycteris ("dawn bat") is a genus of megabats found in Asia. They are the only members of the tribe Eonycterini. Species within this genus are:[1][2]
- Greater nectar bat, Eonycteris major
- Cave nectar bat, Eonycteris spelaea
- Philippine dawn bat, Eonycteris robusta
References[]
- ^ Mammal Diversity Database (2021-08-10), Mammal Diversity Database, Zenodo, retrieved 2021-09-04
- ^ Almeida, Francisca Cunha; Giannini, Norberto Pedro; Simmons, Nancy B. (June 2016). "The Evolutionary History of the African Fruit Bats (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae)". Acta Chiropterologica. 18 (1): 73–90. doi:10.3161/15081109ACC2016.18.1.003. ISSN 1508-1109.
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