Order Chiroptera Scientific name Thoopterus nigrescens Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Family Pteropodidae Higher classification Thoopterus | |
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Genus ThoopterusMatschie, 1899 Similar Small‑toothed fruit bat, Mindanao pygmy fruit bat, Black‑capped fruit bat, Fischer's pygmy fruit bat, Styloctenium |
The swift fruit bat (Thoopterus nigrescens) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is the only described species within the genus Thoopterus, but it is likely that more than one species exists. Thoopterus is found in Indonesia on Sulawesi and neighboring islands.
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