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Macroglossinae (Chiroptera)

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Chiroptera

Scientific name
  
Macroglossinae

Rank
  
Subfamily

Phylum
  
Chordata

Suborder
  
Megachiroptera

Higher classification
  
Megabat

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Lower classifications
  
Macroglossus, Cave nectar bat, Long‑tongued nectar bat, Melonycteris, Common blossom bat

The megabat subfamily Macroglossinae is a small group comprising only four genera. The name "Macroglossinae" also happens to be shared by a subfamily of the moth family Sphingidae, a situation which the international taxonomic community has yet to rectify. Species within this subfamily are:

Subfamily Macroglossinae

  • Genus Macroglossus - long-tongued fruit bats
  • Long-tongued nectar bat, Macroglossus minimus
  • Long-tongued fruit bat, Macroglossus sobrinus
  • Genus Melonycteris
  • Fardoulis' blossom bat, Melonycteris fardoulisi
  • Black-bellied fruit bat, Melonycteris melanops
  • Woodford's fruit bat, Melonycteris woodfordi
  • Genus Notopteris - long-tailed fruit bats
  • Long-tailed fruit bat, Notopteris macdonaldi (Fiji and Vanuatu)
  • New Caledonia blossom bat, Notopteris neocaledonica (New Caledonia)
  • Genus Syconycteris - blossom bats
  • Common blossom bat, Syconycteris australis
  • Halmahera blossom bat, Syconycteris carolinae
  • Moss-forest blossom bat, Syconycteris hobbit

    • References

    Macroglossinae (Chiroptera) Wikipedia
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