Macroglossus
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Genus of bats
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Macroglossus | |
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Long-tongued fruit bat (Macroglossus sobrinus) | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Pteropodidae |
Subfamily: | Macroglossinae |
Genus: | Macroglossus F. Cuvier, 1824 |
Species | |
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Macroglossus (nectar bat) is a genus of megabats (family Pteropodidae) found in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. It has two species:
- Long-tongued nectar bat, Macroglossus minimus
- Long-tongued fruit bat, Macroglossus sobrinus
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