List of fruit bats

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Chiroptera
Yinpterochiroptera

Pteropodidae

Rhinolophidae

Hipposideridae

Megadermatidae

Craseonycteridae

Rhinopomatidae

Yangochiroptera

Cladogram showing the position of Pteropodidae (fruit bats) within Yinpterochiroptera [1] [2]

Fruit bats, also known as flying foxes or megabats, are the 197 species of bats that make up the suborder Megachiroptera, found throughout the tropics of Africa, Asia, and Oceania, of which 186 are extant. The suborder is part of the order Chiroptera (bats), and contains a single family, Pteropodidae. The family is divided into between two and six subfamilies, with recent phylogenetic analysis suggesting a different classification structure of the known species than before. Bats have been traditionally thought to be a monophyletic group; according to this model, all living fruit bats and microbats (Microchiroptera) are descendants of a common ancestor species that was already capable of flight. [3]

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However, there are alternate hypotheses which conclude that bats are polyphyletic. The flying primate hypothesis was created in the 1980s stating that, based on morphological evidence, the Megachiroptera evolved flight separately from the Microchiroptera, although genetic evidence supports the monophyly of bats. This model states that fruit bats and primates share several anatomical features not seen in microbats, and are thus more closely related; for example, their brains show a number of advanced characteristics that link them to primates. [4] [5]

The Yinpterochiroptera is a proposed suborder of the Chiroptera based on molecular evidence consisting of the fruit bats and five other microbat families: Rhinopomatidae, Rhinolophidae, Hipposideridae, Craseonycteridae, and Megadermatidae. This model also challenges the view that the Megachiroptera and Microchiroptera are monophyletic. The other suborder consisting of the other bat species would be the Yangochiroptera. [1] [2]

Conventions

IUCN Red List categories
Conservation status
 EX  Extinct (4 species)
 EW  Extinct in the wild (0 species)
 CR  Critically Endangered (8 species)
 EN  Endangered (15 species)
 VU  Vulnerable (40 species)
 NT  Near threatened (13 species)
 LC  Least concern (88 species)
Other categories
 DD  Data deficient (22 species)
 NE  Not evaluated (2 species)

Conservation statuses listed for each species follow the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. Species considered valid are also based on the Red List of Threatened Species unless noted otherwise in a super-scripted note. The Increase2.svg symbol indicates that the species's population trend is positive, the Decrease2.svg symbol indicates that the species's population trend is negative, the Steady2.svg symbol indicates that the species's population is stable, and the Blue question mark (italic).svg symbol indicates that the species's population trend is unknown. Population trends are based on the Red List of Threatened Species. The super-scripted "IUCN" tag is a link to that species's Red List of Threatened Species page. If a species has taxonomic synonyms, a list of these is provided in the "Scientific name" column, underneath the binomial name and author, based on the book Mammal Species of the World . If a species has subspecies, a list of these is provided in the "Common name" column, underneath the common name, also based upon Mammal Species of the World.

Classification

There are between two and six recognized subfamilies of fruit bats according to various authors: Cynopterinae, Epomophorinae, Harpionycterinae, Nyctimeninae, Macroglossinae, Rousettinae, and Pteropodinae. However, the relationships among fruit bats are not resolved. According to phylogenetic analysis, the Macroglossinae and Pteropodinae are not monophyletic, and possibly also the Cynopterinae and the Epomophorinae. [6] A new clade consisting solely of African fruit bats is supported by phylogenetic analysis, which will consist of 12 genera currently placed in several different subfamilies. [7] Conversely, there may have been at least three separate colonization events of Africa by fruit bats. [8] There is also controversy regarding the Southeast Asian fruit bats. [6] Listed here are 45 genera and 197 species. Of these, the IUCN classifies 88 species as least concern, 13 as near threatened, 40 as vulnerable, 15 as endangered, eight as critically endangered, four as recently extinct, and 22 as data deficient. Seven species listed here are not evaluated. The population trends of 78 species are decreasing, 40 are stable, three are increasing, and 65 are unknown.

Subfamily Pteropodinae

Tribe Pteropodini

Tribe Pteropodini – 5 genera, 73 species
Genus Pteropus Brisson, 1762 – 65 species
Synonyms: [10]
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Little red flying fox P. scapulatus
Peters, 1862
Synonyms: [11]
aLC IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Little Red Flying Fox area.png
Native in blue, vagrant in brown
Little Red Flying Foxes.jpg
Mariana fruit bat

Subspecies: [12]
    • P. m. mariannus
      Desmarest, 1822
    • P. m. paganensis
      Yamashima, 1932
    • P. m. ulthiensis
      Yamashima, 1932
P. mariannus
Desmarest, 1822
dEN IUCN Decrease2.svg Mariana Fruit Bat area.png Mariana Fruit Bat.jpg
Large flying fox

Subspecies: [13]
P. vampyrus
Linnaeus, 1758
bNT IUCN Decrease2.svg Large Flying Fox area.png Kalong (Pteropus vampyrus) sleeping 2.jpg
Ryukyu flying fox

Subspecies: [14]
    • P. d. dasymallus
      Temminck, 1825
    • P. d. daitonensis
      Kuroda, 1921
    • P. d. formosus
      Sclater, 1873
    • P. d. inopinatus
      Kuroda, 1933
    • P. d. yayeyamae
      Kuroda, 1933
P. dasymallus
Temminck, 1825
cVU IUCN Decrease2.svg Ryukyu Flying Fox area.png Ryukyu Flying Fox.jpg
Admiralty flying fox

Subspecies: [10]
P. admiralitatum
Thomas, 1894
aLC IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Admiralty Flying Fox area.png
Aldabra flying fox P. aldabrensis
True, 1893
cVU IUCN Steady2.svg Aldabra Flying Fox area.png
Black flying fox

Subspecies: [15]
P. alecto
Temminck, 1837
aLC IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Black Flying Fox area.png Pteropus alecto on a branch.jpg
Vanuatu flying fox

Subspecies: [15]
    • P. a. anetianus
      Gray, 1870
    • P. a. aorensis
      Lawrence, 1945
    • P. a. bakeri
      Thomas, 1904
    • P. a. banksiana
      Sanborn, 1930
    • P. a. eotinus
      Andersen, 1913
    • P. a. motalavae
      Felten and Kock, 1972
    • P. a. pastoris
      Felten and Kock, 1972
P. anetianus
Gray, 1870
cVU IUCN Decrease2.svg Vanuatu Flying Fox area.png
Aru flying fox P. aruensis
Peters, 1867
Synonyms: [15]
eCR IUCN [lower-alpha 1] Decrease2.svg Aru Flying Fox area.png
Torresian flying fox Pteropus banakrisi [lower-alpha 2]
Richards and Hall, 2002
iNE LocationTorres.png
Dusky flying fox P. brunneus
Dobson, 1878
gEX IUCN Formerly Percy Island in Queensland, Australia, until the 19th or 20th century
Ashy-headed flying fox

Subspecies: [15]
P. caniceps
Gray, 1870
cVU IUCN Decrease2.svg Ashy-headed Flying Fox area.png
Bismarck masked flying fox

Subspecies: [15]
P. capistratus
Peters, 1866
bNT IUCN Decrease2.svg Bismark Masked Flying Fox area.png
Native range in green, vagrant range in brown
Pteropus capistratus Matschie.jpg
Moluccan flying fox P. chrysoproctus [lower-alpha 3]
Temminck, 1837
cVU IUCN Decrease2.svg Moluccan Flying Fox area.png MoluccanFlyingFox.jpg
Makira flying fox P. cognatus
Andersen, 1908
cVU IUCN Decrease2.svg Makira Flying Fox area.png
Spectacled flying fox

Subspecies: [15]
    • P. c. conspicillatus
      Gould, 1849
    • P. c. chrysauchen
      Peters, 1862
P. conspicillatus
Gould, 1849
aLC IUCN Steady2.svg Spectacled Flying Fox area.png Pteropus conspicillatus family.jpg
Nicobar flying fox P. faunulus
Miller, 1902
cVU IUCN Decrease2.svg Nicobar Flying Fox area.png
Banks flying fox P. fundatus
Felten and Kock, 1972
dEN IUCN Decrease2.svg Banks Flying Fox area.png
Indian flying fox

Subspecies: [18]
    • P. g. giganteus
      Brünnich, 1782
    • P. g. ariel
      Allen, 1908
    • P. g. chinghaiensis
      Wang and Wang, 1962
    • P. g. leucocephalus
      Hodgson, 1835
P. giganteus
Brünnich, 1782
aLC IUCN Decrease2.svg Indian Flying Fox area.png Pteropus giganteus fg01.JPG
Gilliard's flying fox P. gilliardorum
van Deusen, 1969
hDD IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Gilliard's Flying Fox area.png
Gray flying fox

Subspecies: [19]
P. griseus
Geoffroy, 1810
hDD IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Gray Flying Fox area.png Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MAM.45931 lat - Pteropus griseus - skull.jpeg
Ontong Java flying fox P. howensis
Troughton, 1931
hDD IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Ontong Java Flying Fox area.png
Small flying fox

Subspecies: [20]
P. hypomelanus
Temminck, 1825
Synonyms: [20]
    • P. vociferous
      Peale, 1848
aLC IUCN Decrease2.svg Small Flying Fox area.png ZOO Usti n L - Exotarium - vybeh kalonu 02.jpg
Ruck flying fox

Subspecies: [21]
Pteropus insularis [lower-alpha 4]
Hombron and Jacquinot, 1842
iNE Chuuk Flying Fox area.png Pteropus pelagicus.jpg
Andersen's flying fox P. intermedius
Andersen, 1908
hDD IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Andersen's Flying Fox area.png
Kei flying fox P. keyensis
Peters, 1867
hDD IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Kei Flying Fox area.png
Lombok flying fox

Subspecies: [21]
    • P. l. lombocensis
      Dobson, 1889
    • P. l. heudei
      Matschie, 1899
    • P. l. salottii
      Kitchener, 1995
P. lombocensis
Dobson, 1878
hDD IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Lombok Flying Fox area.png
Okinawa flying fox P. loochoensis
Gray, 1870
hDD IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Okinawa Flying Fox area.png
Lyle's flying fox P. lylei
Andersen, 1908
cVU IUCN Decrease2.svg Lyle's Flying Fox area.png Lyles flyvende hund Pteropus lylei.jpg
Big-eared flying fox

Subspecies: [12]
P. macrotis
Peters, 1867
aLC IUCN Steady2.svg Big-eared Flying Fox area.png
Lesser flying fox P. mahaganus
Sanborn, 1931
aLC IUCN Decrease2.svg Lesser Flying Fox area.png
Black-bearded flying fox P. melanopogon
Peters, 1867
dEN IUCN Decrease2.svg Black-bearded Flying Fox area.png Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MAM.45934 lat - Pteropus melanopogon - skull.jpeg
Black-eared flying fox

Subspecies: [24]
P. melanotus
Blyth, 1863
cVU IUCN Decrease2.svg Black-eared Flying Fox area.png
Range in red, extinct in black
Pteropus melanotus (Pteropus niadicus) - Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria - Genoa, Italy - DSC02569.JPG
Caroline flying fox P. molossinus
Temminck, 1853
cVU IUCN Steady2.svg Caroline Flying Fox area.png Naturalis Biodiversity Center - ZMA.MAM.38013 lat - Pteropus molossinus - skeleton (whole).jpeg
Great flying fox

Subspecies: [12]
    • P. n. neohibernicus
      Peters, 1867
    • P. n. hilli
      Felten, 1961
P. neohibernicus
Peters, 1867
aLC IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Bismarck Flying Fox area.png Pteropus neohibernicus - skeleton - MUSE.jpg
Mauritian flying fox P. niger
Kerr, 1792
Synonyms: [25]
    • P. fuscus
      Geoffroy, 1803
    • P. mauritianus
      Hermann, 1804
    • P. rufus
      Tiedemann, 1808
    • P. pteropus
      Merriam and Brisson, 1895
    • P. vulgaris
      Geoffroy, 1810
cVU IUCN Steady2.svg Mauritian Flying Fox area.png Pteropus niger three.jpeg
Temotu flying fox P. nitendiensis
Sanborn, 1930
Synonyms: [25]
dEN IUCN Decrease2.svg Temotu Flying Fox area.png
Ceram fruit bat P. ocularis
Peters, 1867
Synonyms: [25]
    • P. ceramensis
      Gray, 1871
cVU IUCN Decrease2.svg Ceram Fruit Bat area.png
Ornate flying fox

Subspecies: [25]
P. ornatus
Gray, 1870
cVU IUCN Decrease2.svg Ornate Flying Fox area.png
Pelew flying fox P. pelewensis
Andersen, 1909
bNT IUCN Steady2.svg Pelew Flying Fox area.png Naturalis Biodiversity Center - ZMA.MAM.21074 pal - Pteropus pelewensis - skull.jpeg
Masked flying fox P. personatus
Temminck, 1825
aLC IUCN Steady2.svg Masked Flying Fox area.png Pteropus personatus - Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria - Genoa, Italy - DSC02566.JPG
Large Palau flying fox P. pilosus
Andersen, 1909
gEX IUCN Formerly Palau since 1874
Geelvink Bay flying fox P. pohlei
Stein, 1933
cVU IUCN Decrease2.svg Geelvink Bay Flying Fox area.png
Grey-headed flying fox P. poliocephalus
Temminck, 1825
cVU IUCN Decrease2.svg P.poliocephalus.gif P. poliocephalus.jpg
Bonin flying fox P. pselaphon
Lay, 1829
Synonyms: [26]
dEN IUCN Steady2.svg Bonin Flying Fox area.png Bonin flying fox Stuffed specimen.jpg
Little golden-mantled flying fox P. pumilus
Miller, 1911
Synonyms: [26]
bNT IUCN Decrease2.svg Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox area.png
Solomons flying fox

Subspecies: [26]
    • P. r. rayneri
      Gray, 1870
    • P. r. grandis
      Thomas, 1887
    • P. r. lavellanus
      Andersen, 1908
    • P. r. monoensis
      Lawrence, 1945
    • P. r. rubianus
      Andersen, 1908
P. rayneri
Gray, 1870
bNT IUCN Decrease2.svg Solomons Flying Fox area.png
Rennell flying fox P. rennelli
Troughton, 1929
dEN IUCN Decrease2.svg Rennell Flying Fox area.png
Rodrigues flying fox P. rodricensis
Dobson, 1878
Synonyms: [27]
    • P. mascarinus
      Mason, 1907
dEN IUCN Increase2.svg Rodrigues Flying Fox area.png
Madagascan flying fox P. rufus
Geoffroy, 1803
Synonyms: [27]
cVU IUCN Decrease2.svg Madagascan Flying Fox area.png Madagascan Flying Fox (Pteropus rufus) (captive specimen) (9671552427).jpg
Samoa flying fox

Subspecies: [11]
    • P. s. samoensis
      Peale, 1848
    • P. s. nawaiensis
      Gray, 1870
P. samoensis
Peale, 1848
bNT IUCN Decrease2.svg Samoa Flying Fox area.png Pteropus samoensis2-2-2.jpg
Seychelles fruit bat

Subspecies: [11]
    • P. s. seychellensis
      Milne-Edwards, 1877
    • P. s. comorensis
      Nicoll, 1908
P. seychellensis
Milne-Edwards, 1877
aLC IUCN Steady2.svg Seychelles Fruit Bat area.png Pteropus seychellensis.jpg
Philippine gray flying fox P. speciosus
Andersen, 1908
Synonyms: [11]
hDD IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Philippine Gray Flying Fox area.png
Small Mauritian flying fox P. subniger
Kerr, 1792
Synonyms: [11]
gEX IUCN Formerly Mauritius until 1859 Pteropus subniger (cropped).jpg
Temminck's flying fox

Subspecies: [13]
P. temminckii
Peters, 1867
cVU IUCN Decrease2.svg Temminck's Flying Fox area.png Naturalis Biodiversity Center - ZMA.MAM.3084 lat - Pteropus temminckii temminckii Peters - WholeOrganism.jpeg
Guam flying fox P. tokudae
Tate, 1934
gEX IUCN Formerly Guam until 1968
Insular flying fox

Subspecies: [13]
P. tonganus
Quoy and Gaimard, 1830
aLC IUCN Decrease2.svg Insular Flying Fox area.png Pteropus tonganus.jpg
Vanikoro flying fox P. tuberculatus
Peters, 1869
eCR IUCN [lower-alpha 5] Blue question mark (italic).svg Vanikoro Flying Fox area.png
Kosrae flying fox P. ualanus
Peters, 1883
Synonyms: [13]
cVU IUCN Steady2.svg Kosrae Flying Fox area.png Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MAM.37821 dor - Pteropus ualanus - skin.jpeg
New Caledonia flying fox P. vetulus
Jouan, 1863
Synonyms: [28]
cVU IUCN Decrease2.svg New Caledonia Flying Fox area.png
Pemba flying fox P. voeltzkowi
Matschie, 1909
cVU IUCN Increase2.svg Pemba Flying Fox area.png
Dwarf flying fox P. woodfordi
Thomas, 1888
Synonyms: [28]
    • P. austini
      Lawrence, 1945
aLC IUCN Decrease2.svg Dwarf Flying Fox area.png
Yap flying fox P. yapensis
Andersen, 1908
cVU IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Yap Flying Fox area.png Naturalis Biodiversity Center - ZMA.MAM.21081.a lat - Pteropus yapensis - skull.jpeg
Livingstone's fruit bat P. livingstonii
Gray, 1866
eCR IUCN Decrease2.svg Livingstone's Fruit Bat area.png Bristol.zoo.livfruitbat.arp.jpg
Small Samoan flying fox P. allenorum [lower-alpha 6]
Helgen, Helgen, and Wilson, 2009
iNE [lower-alpha 7] LocationSamoa.png
Large Samoan flying fox P. coxi [lower-alpha 8]
Helgen, Helgen, and Wilson, 2009
iNE [lower-alpha 9] LocationSamoa.png
Genus Acerodon Jourdan, 1837 – 5 species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Sulawesi flying fox A. celebensis
Peters, 1867
Synonyms: [31]
cVU IUCN Decrease2.svg Sulawesi Flying Fox area.png Acerodon celebensis.JPG
Talaud flying fox A. humilis
Andersen, 1909
dEN IUCN Decrease2.svg Talaud Flying Fox area.png
Giant golden-crowned flying fox

Subspecies: [31]
A. jubatus
von Eschscholtz, 1831
dEN IUCN Decrease2.svg Giant Golden-crowned Flying Fox area.png
current range in green, possibly extinct in orange, and extinct in black
Acerodon jubatus by Gregg Yan.jpg
Palawan fruit bat

Subspecies: [31]
    • A. l. leucotis
      Sanborn, 1950
    • A. l. obscurus
      Sanborn, 1950
A. leucotis
Sanborn, 1950
cVU IUCN Decrease2.svg Palawan Fruit Bat area.png
Sunda flying fox

Subspecies: [31]
A. mackloti
Temminck, 1837
cVU IUCN Decrease2.svg Sunda Flying Fox area.png
Genus Pteralopex Thomas, 1888 – 5 species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Bougainville monkey-faced bat P. anceps
Andersen, 1909
dEN IUCN Decrease2.svg Bougainville Monkey-faced Bat area.png
Guadalcanal monkey-faced bat P. atrata
Thomas, 1888
dEN IUCN Decrease2.svg Guadalcanal Monkey-faced Bat area.png
Greater monkey-faced bat P. flanneryi [lower-alpha 10]
Helgen, 2005
eCR IUCN Decrease2.svg Greater Monkey-faced Bat area.png
Montane monkey-faced bat P. pulchra
Flannery, 1991
eCR IUCN [lower-alpha 11] Decrease2.svg Montane Monkey-faced Bat area.png
New Georgian monkey-faced bat P. taki
Parnaby, 2002
cVU IUCN Decrease2.svg New Georgian Monkey-faced Bat area.png
Range in red, extinct in black
Genus Styloctenium Matschie, 1899 – 2 species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Sulawesi stripe-faced fruit bat S. wallacei
Gray, 1866
bNT IUCN Decrease2.svg Sulawesi Stripe-faced Fruit Bat area.png Styloctenium wallacei AB Meyer.jpg
Mindoro stripe-faced fruit bat S. mindorensis
Esselstyn, 2007
hDD IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Mindoro Stripe-faced Fruit Bat area.png
Genus Neopteryx Hayman, 1946 – 1 species
Synonyms: [32]
    • Neoptryx
      Van der Zon, 1979
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Small-toothed fruit bat N. frosti
Hayman, 1946
dEN IUCN Decrease2.svg Small-toothed Fruit Bat area.png

Tribe Macroglossini

Tribe Macroglossini – 2 genera, 5 species
Genus Macroglossus Cuviwer, 1824 – 2 species
Synonyms: [33]
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Long-tongued nectar bat

Subspecies: [33]
    • M. m. minimus
      Geoffroy, 1810
    • M. m. booensis
      Kompanje and Moeliker, 2001
    • M. m. lagochilus
      Matschie, 1899
    • M. m. nanus
      Matschie, 1899
M. minimus
Geoffroy, 1810
aLC IUCN Steady2.svg Long-tongued Nectar Bat area.png Macroglossus minimus 2.jpg
Long-tongued fruit bat

Subspecies: [33]
M. sobrinus
Andersen, 1911
aLC IUCN Steady2.svg Long-tongued Fruit Bat area.png Macrog sobrin 120912-0073 tdp.jpg
Genus Syconycteris Matschie, 1899 – 3 species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Common blossom bat

Subspecies: [34]
S. australis
Peters, 1867
aLC IUCN Steady2.svg Common Blossom Bat area.png Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MAM.32785.b dor - Syconycteris australis papuana - skin.jpeg
Halmahera blossom bat S. carolinae
Rozendaal, 1984
cVU IUCN Decrease2.svg Halmahera Blossom Bat area.png
Moss-forest blossom bat S. hobbit
Ziegler, 1982
aLC IUCN Decrease2.svg Moss-forest Blossom Bat area.png

Tribe Notopterini

Tribe Notopterini – 4 genera, 8 species
Genus Notopteris Gray, 1859 – 2 species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Long-tailed fruit bat N. macdonaldi
Gray, 1859
cVU IUCN Decrease2.svg Long-tailed Fruit Bat area.png N142 w1150 (7630007128).jpg
New Caledonia blossom bat N. neocaledonica
Trouessart, 1908
cVU IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg New Caledonia Blossom Bat area.png
Genus Melonycteris – 2 subgenera, 3 species Dobson, 1877
Subgenus Melonycteris Dobson, 1877
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Black-bellied fruit bat M. (M.) melanops
Dobson, 1877
Synonyms: [35]
    • M. (M.) alboscapulatus
      Ramsay, 1877
aLC IUCN Steady2.svg Black-bellied Fruit Bat area.png MelonycterisMelanopsSmit.jpg
Subgenus Nesonycteris Thomas, 1887
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Fardoulis' blossom bat

Subspecies: [35]
M. (N.) fardoulisi
Flannery, 1993
aLC IUCN Decrease2.svg Fardoulis' Blossom Bat area.png
Woodford's fruit bat

Subspecies: [35]
M. (N.) woodfordi
Thomas, 1887
aLC IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Woodford's Fruit Bat area.png
Genus Mirimiri Helgen, 2005 – 1 species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Fijian monkey-faced bat M. acrodonta [lower-alpha 13]
Hill and Beckon, 1978
eCR IUCN Decrease2.svg Fijian Monkey-faced Bat area.png 1977.05.03 Fijian Monkey-faced Bat ,Taveuni, Fiji 3443 ccccr.jpg
Genus Desmalopex Miller, 1907 – 2 species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
White-winged flying fox D. leucopterus [lower-alpha 14]
Temminck, 1825
Synonyms: [21]
    • D. chinensis
      Gray, 1871
aLC IUCN Decrease2.svg White-winged Flying Fox area.png Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MAM.37856 lat - Pteropus leucopterus - skull.jpeg
Small white-winged flying fox D. microleucopterus [lower-alpha 15]
Esselstyn, Harvey, Garcia, Mylanar, Saulog, and Lawrence, 2008
iNE Distribuzione di Desmalopex microleucopterus.tif

Subfamily Nyctimeninae

Subfamily Nyctimeninae – 2 genera, 17 species
Genus Nyctimene Rafinesque, 1815 – 15 species
Synonyms: [40]
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Broad-striped tube-nosed fruit bat N. aello
Thomas, 1900
Synonyms: [40]
aLC IUCN Steady2.svg Broad-striped Tube-nosed Fruit Bat area.png Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MAM.45928.a pal - Nyctimene aello - skull.jpeg
Common tube-nosed fruit bat

Subspecies: [40]
N. albiventer
Gray, 1862
aLC IUCN Steady2.svg Common Tube-nosed Fruit Bat area.png Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MAM.30291.a lat - Nyctimene albiventer papuanus - skull.jpeg
Pallas's tube-nosed bat

Subspecies: [40]
    • N. c. cephalotes
      Pallas, 1767
    • N. c. aplini
      Kitchener, 1995
N. cephalotes
Pallas, 1767
aLC IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Pallas's Tube-nosed Fruit Bat area.png
range in green, possibly extinct in orange
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MAM.32680.a lat. - Nyctimene cephalotes cephalotes - skull.jpeg
Mountain tube-nosed fruit bat N. certans
Andersen, 1912
aLC IUCN Steady2.svg Mountain Tube-nosed Fruit Bat area.png
Round-eared tube-nosed fruit bat N. cyclotis
Andersen, 1910
hDD IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Round-eared Tube-nosed Fruit Bat area.png
Dragon tube-nosed fruit bat N. draconilla
Thomas, 1922
hDD IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Dragon Tube-nosed Fruit Bat area.png
Keast's tube-nosed fruit bat

Subspecies: [41]
    • N. k. keasti
      Kitchener, 1993
    • N. k. babari
      Bergmans, 2001
    • N. k. tozeri
      Kitchener, 1995
N. keasti
Kitchener, 1993
cVU IUCN Decrease2.svg Keast's Tube-nosed Fruit Bat area.png
Island tube-nosed fruit bat

Subspecies: [42]
N. major
Dobson, 1877
hDD IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Island Tube-nosed Fruit Bat area.png Naturalis Biodiversity Center - ZMA.MAM.11250.a lat - Nyctimene Major - skull.jpeg
Malaita tube-nosed fruit bat N. malaitensis
Phillips, 1968
hDD IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Malaita Tube-nosed Fruit Bat area.png
Lesser tube-nosed bat

Subspecies: [43]
N. minutus
Andersen, 1910
cVU IUCN Decrease2.svg Lesser Tube-nosed Bat area.png
Philippine tube-nosed fruit bat N. rabori
Heaney and Peterson, 1984
dEN IUCN Decrease2.svg Philippine Tube-nosed Fruit Bat area.png
Eastern tube-nosed bat N. robinsoni
Thomas, 1904
Synonyms: [43]
aLC IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Eastern Tube-nosed Bat area.png Nyctimene robinsoni.jpg
Nendo tube-nosed fruit bat N. sanctacrucis
Troughton, 1931
hDD IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Nendo Tube-nosed Fruit Bat area.png
Umboi tube-nosed fruit bat

Subspecies: [44]
N. vizcaccia
Thomas, 1914
aLC IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Umboi Tube-nosed Fruit Bat area.png Naturalis Biodiversity Center - ZMA.MAM.25437.a lat - Nyctimene vizcaccia - skull.jpeg
Demonic tube-nosed fruit bat N. masalai [lower-alpha 16]
Smith and Hood, 1983
hDD IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Demonic Tube-nosed Fruit Bat area.png
Genus Paranyctimene Tate, 1942 – 2 species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Unstriped tube-nosed bat P. raptor
Tate, 1942
aLC IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Lesser Tube-nosed Fruit Bat area.png Naturalis Biodiversity Center - ZMA.MAM.23187.a lat - Paranyctimene raptor - skull.jpeg
Steadfast tube-nosed fruit bat

Subspecies: [44]
    • P. t. tenax
      Bergmans, 2001
    • P. t. marculus
      Bergmans, 2001
P. tenax
Bergmans, 2001
aLC IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Steadfast Tube-nosed Fruit Bat area.png

Subfamily Harpiyonycterinae

Subfamily Harpiyonycterinae – 1 genus, 2 species
Genus Harpyionycteris Palmer, 1898 – 2 species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Sulawesi harpy fruit bat H. celebensis
Miller and Hollister, 1921
cVU IUCN Decrease2.svg Sulawesi Harpy Fruit Bat area.png
Harpy fruit bat

Subspecies: [45]
    • H. w. whiteheadi
      Thomas, 1896
    • H. w. negrosensis
      Peterson and Fenton, 1970
H. whiteheadi
Thomas, 1896
aLC IUCN Steady2.svg Harpy Fruit Bat area.png Harpyionycteris whiteheadi.jpg

Subfamily Rousettinae

Tribe Rousettini

Tribe Rousettini – 3 genera, 15 species
Genus Rousettus Gray, 1821 – 3 subgenera, 10 species
Synonyms: [46]
    • Cercopterus
      Burnett, 1829
    • Cynonycteris
      Peters, 1852
    • Eleutherura
      Gray, 1844
    • Senonycteris
      Gray, 1870
    • Xantharpyia
      Gray, 1834
Subgenus Boneia Jentink, 1879
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Manado fruit bat R. (B.) bidens
Jentink, 1879
Synonyms: [47]
    • R. (B.) menadensis
      Thomas, 1896
cVU IUCN Decrease2.svg Manado Fruit Bat area.png
Subgenus Rousettus Gray, 1821
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Egyptian fruit bat

Subspecies: [47]
    • R. (R.) a. aegyptiacus
      Geoffroy, 1810
    • R. (R.) a. arabicus
      Andersen and de Winton, 1902
    • R. (R.) a. leachii
      Miller, 1916
    • R. (R.) a. princes
      Juste and Iba±ez, 1993
    • R. (R.) a. tomensis
      Juste and Iba±ez, 1993
    • R. (R.) a. unicolor
      Gray, 1870
R. (R.) aegyptiacus
Geoffroy, 1810
aLC IUCN Steady2.svg Egyptian Rousette area.png Rousettus egypticus.jpg
Geoffroy's rousette

Subspecies: [47]
    • R. (R.) a. amplexicaudatus
      Geoffroy, 1810
    • R. (R.) a. brachyotis
      Dobson, 1878
    • R. (R.) a. hedigeri
      Pohle, 1952
    • R. (R.) a. infumatus
      Gray, 1871
    • R. (R.) a. minor
      Dobson, 1873
R. (R.) amplexicaudatus
Geoffroy, 1810
aLC IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Geoffroy's Rousette area.png Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MAM.38106 reg - Rousettus amplexicaudatus amplexicaudatus - skeleton (whole).jpeg
Sulawesi rousette R. (R.) celebensis
Andersen, 1907
aLC IUCN Decrease2.svg Sulawesi Rousette area.png Rousettus celebensis - Siau Island.JPG
Leschenault's rousette

Subspecies: [47]
R. (R.) leschenaultii
Desmarest, 1820
aLC IUCN Steady2.svg Leschenault's Rousette area.png Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MAM.28275.b dor - Rousettus leschenaultii shortridgei - skin.jpeg
Linduan rousette R. (R.) linduensis
Maryanto and Yani, 2003
hDD IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Linduan Rousette area.png
Comoro rousette R. (R.) obliviosus
Kock, 1978
cVU IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Comoro Rousette area.png
Bare-backed rousette R. (R.) spinalatus
Bergmans and Hill, 1980
cVU IUCN Decrease2.svg Bare-backed Rousette area.png
Subgenus Stenonycteris Gray, 1871
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Long-haired rousette R. (S.) lanosus
Thomas, 1906
Synonyms: [48]
aLC IUCN Decrease2.svg Long-haired Rousette area.png Naturalis Biodiversity Center - ZMA.MAM.26150.b dor - Rousettus lanosus - skin.jpeg
Madagascan rousette R. (S.) madagascariensis
Grandidier, 1928
bNT IUCN Decrease2.svg Madagascar Rousette area.png Naturalis Biodiversity Center - ZMA.MAM.19312.a lat - Rousettus madagascariensis - skull.jpeg
Genus Eonycteris Dobson, 1878 – 3 species
Synonyms: [49]
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Greater nectar bat E. major
Andersen, 1910
hDD IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Greater Nectar Bat area.png
Philippine dawn bat E. robusta
Miller, 1913
bNT IUCN Decrease2.svg Philippine Dawn Bat area.png
Dawn bat

Subspecies: [49]
    • E. s. spelaea
      Dobson, 1871
    • E. s. glandifera
      Lawrence, 1939
    • E. s. rosenbergii
      Jentink, 1889
    • E. s. winnyae
      Maharadatunkamsi and Kitchener, 1997
E. spelaea
Dobson, 1871
aLC IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Cave Nectar Bat area.png Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MAM.52221 lab - Eonycteris spelaea - skull.jpeg
Genus Eidolon Rafinesque, 1837 – 2 species
Synonyms: [50]
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Madagascan fruit bat E. dupreanum
Schlegel and Pollen
cVU IUCN Decrease2.svg Madagascan Fruit Bat area.png Eidolon dupreanum, Peyrieras.jpg
Straw-colored fruit bat

Subspecies: [31]
    • E. h. helvum
      Kerr, 1792
    • E. h. annobonensis
      Juste, Ibß±ez, and Machordom, 2000
    • E. h. sabaeum
      Andersen, 1907
E. helvum
Kerr, 1792
bVU IUCN Decrease2.svg Straw-coloured Fruit Bat area.png Eidolon helvum fg01.JPG

Tribe Dobsoniini

Tribe Dobsoniini – 2 genera, 15 species
Genus Dobsonia Palmer, 1898 – 14 species
Synonyms: [45]
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Andersen's naked-backed fruit bat D. anderseni
Thomas, 1914
aLC IUCN Steady2.svg Andersen's Bare-backed Fruit Bat area.png
Beaufort's naked-backed fruit bat D. beauforti
Bergmans, 1975
aLC IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Beaufort's Naked-backed Fruit Bat area.png
Philippine naked-backed fruit bat D. chapmani
Rabor, 1975
eCR IUCN Decrease2.svg Philippine Bare-backed Fruit Bat area.png
Halmahera naked-backed fruit bat D. crenulata
Andersen, 1908
aLC IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Halmahera Naked-backed Fruit Bat area.png
Biak naked-backed fruit bat D. emersa
Bergmans and Sarbini, 1985
cVU IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Biak Naked-backed Fruit Bat area.png
Sulawesi naked-backed fruit bat D. exoleta
Andersen, 1908
aLC IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Sulawesi Naked-backed Fruit Bat area.png
Solomon's naked-backed fruit bat

Subspecies: [51]
    • D. i. inermis
      Andersen, 1909
    • D. i. minimus
      Phillips, 1968
D. inermis
Andersen, 1909
aLC IUCN Steady2.svg Solomon's Naked-backed Fruit Bat area.png
Lesser naked-backed fruit bat D. minor
Dobson, 1878
aLC IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Lesser Naked-backed Fruit Bat area.png
Moluccan naked-backed fruit bat D. moluccensis
Quoy and Gaimard, 1830
aLC IUCN Steady2.svg Moluccan Naked-backed Fruit Bat area.png Dobsonia moluccensis - Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria - Genoa, Italy - DSC02537.JPG
New Guinea naked-backed fruit bat D. magna [lower-alpha 17]
Thomas, 1905
iNE Distribution of Dobsonia magna.png
Panniet naked-backed fruit bat

Subspecies: [51]
D. pannietensis
De Vis, 1905
bNT IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Panniet Naked-backed Fruit Bat area.png
Western naked-backed fruit bat

Subspecies: [51]
    • D. p. peronii
      Geoffroy, 1810
    • D. p. grandis
      Bergmans, 1978
D. peronii
Geoffroy, 1810
aLC IUCN Steady2.svg Western Naked-backed Fruit Bat area.png
New Britain naked-backed fruit bat D. praedatrix
Andersen, 1908
aLC IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg New Britain Naked-backed Fruit Bat area.png
Greenish naked-backed fruit bat D. viridis
Heude, 1896
aLC IUCN Steady2.svg Greenish Naked-backed Fruit Bat area.png
Genus Aproteles Menzies, 1977 – 1 species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Bulmer's fruit bat A. bulmerae
Menzies, 1977
eCR IUCN Decrease2.svg Bulmer's Fruit Bat area.png

Subfamily Epomophorinae

Tribe Epomophorini

Tribe Epomophorini 5 genera, 16 species
Genus Epomophorus Bennett, 1835 – 9 species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Angolan epauletted fruit bat E. angolensis
Gray, 1870
bNT IUCN Decrease2.svg Angolan Epauletted Fruit Bat area.png
Peters's epauletted fruit bat E. crypturus
Peters, 1852
aLC IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Peters's Epauletted Fruit Bat area.png Epauletted Fruit Bat (Epomophorus wahlbergi or crypturus) (6042096470).jpg
Gambian epauletted fruit bat

Subspecies: [53]
E. gambianus
Ogilby, 1835
aLC IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Gambian Epauletted Fruit Bat area.png Gambian epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus gambianus).jpg
Lesser Angolan epauletted fruit bat E. grandis
Sanborn, 1950
hDD IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Lesser Angolan Epauletted Fruit Bat area.png
Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat E. labiatus
Temminck, 1837
Synonyms: [54]
aLC IUCN Steady2.svg Ethiopian Epauletted Fruit Bat area.png Epomophorus labiatus Harvard.jpg
East African epauletted fruit bat E. minimus
Claessen and Vree, 1991
aLC IUCN Steady2.svg East African Epauletted Fruit Bat area.png
Minor epauletted fruit bat E. minor
Dobson, 1879
aLC IUCN Steady2.svg Central Africa and East Africa
Wahlberg's epauletted fruit bat E. wahlbergi
Sundevall, 1846
Synonyms: [55]
aLC IUCN Steady2.svg Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat area.png Epomophorus wahlbergi1.jpg
Ansell's epauletted fruit bat E. anselli
Bergmans & van Strien, 2004
hDD IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Ansell's Epauletted Fruit Bat area.png
Genus Micropteropus Matschie, 1899 – 2 species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Hayman's dwarf epauletted fruit bat M. intermedius
Hayman, 1963
hDD IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Hayman's Dwarf Epauletted Fruit Bat area.png
Peters' dwarf epauletted fruit bat M. pusillus
Peters, 1867
aLC IUCN Steady2.svg Peter's Dwarf Epauletted Fruit Bat area.png Naturalis Biodiversity Center - ZMA.MAM.10793.a lat - Micropteropus pusillus - skull.jpeg
Genus Hypsignathus Allen, 1861 – 1 species
Synonyms: [56]
    • Sphyrocephalus
      Murray, 1862
    • Zygaenocephalus
      Murray, 1862
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Hammer-headed bat H. monstrosus
Allen, 1861
Synonyms: [56]
    • H. labrosus
      Murray, 1862
    • H. macrocephalus
      Peters, 1876
aLC IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Hammer-headed Bat area.png Naturalis Biodiversity Center - ZMA.MAM.16523 reg - Hypsignathus monstrosus - skin.jpeg
Genus Epomops Gray, 1870 – 3 species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat E. buettikoferi
Matschie, 1899
aLC IUCN Decrease2.svg Buettikofer's Epauletted Fruit Bat area.png Naturalis Biodiversity Center - ZMA.MAM.10866.b dor - Epomops buettikoferi - skin.jpeg
Dobson's epauletted fruit bat E. dobsonii
du Bocage, 1889
aLC IUCN Steady2.svg Dobson's Epauletted Fruit Bat area.png Naturalis Biodiversity Center - ZMA.MAM.21689.a lat - Epomops dobsonii Bocage, 1898 - skull.jpeg
Franquet's epauletted fruit bat E. franqueti
Tomes, 1860
Synonyms: [56]
aLC IUCN Steady2.svg Franquet's Epauletted Fruit Bat area.png EpomophorusFranquetiFord.jpg
Genus Nanonycteris Matschie, 1899 – 1 species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Veldkamp's dwarf epauletted fruit bat N. veldkampii
Jentink, 1888
aLC IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Veldkamp's Dwarf Epauletted Fruit Bat area.png Naturalis Biodiversity Center - ZMA.MAM.16653.b dor - Nanonycteris veldkampii - skin.jpeg

Tribe Myonycterini

Tribe Myonycterini 3 genera, 7 species
Genus Myonycteris Matschie, 1899 – 4 species
Synonyms: [32]
    • Phylletis
      Juste and Ibáñez, 1993
Subgenus Myonycteris Matschie, 1899
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
East African little collared fruit bat M. (M.) relicta
Bergmans, 1980
aLC IUCN Decrease2.svg East African Little Collared Fruit Bat area.png
Little collared fruit bat M. (M.) torquata
Dobson, 1878
Synonyms: [32]
aLC IUCN Steady2.svg Little Collared Fruit Bat area.png Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MAM.17359.b dor - Myonycteris torquata - skin.jpeg
Sierra Leone collared fruit bat M. (M.) leptodon [lower-alpha 18]
Andersen, 1908
aLC IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svgNorthern coast of the Gulf of Guinea
Subgenus Phygetis Andersen, 1912
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
São Tomé collared fruit bat M. (P.) brachycephala
du Bocage, 1889
Synonyms: [32]
    • M. (P.) brachycephalus
      Seabra, 1898
    • M. (P.) collaris
      Andersen, 1907
dEN IUCN Decrease2.svg Sao Tome Collared Fruit Bat area.png
Genus Lissonycteris Andersen, 1912 – 1 species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Angolan rousette

Subspecies: [56]
L. angolensis
du Bocage, 1898
aLC IUCN Decrease2.svg Angolan Rousette area.png Naturalis Biodiversity Center - ZMA.MAM.15537.b dor - Lissonycteris angolensis angolensis Bocage, 1898 - skin.jpeg
Genus Megaloglossus Pagenstecher, 1885 – 2 species
Synonyms: [57]
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Woermann's bat M. woermanni
Pagenstecher, 1885
Synonyms: [57]
aLC IUCN Steady2.svg Woermann's Bat area.png
Azagnyi fruit bat M. azagnyi
Nesi, Kadjo & Hassanin, 2012
aLC IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svgCoasts of Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, and Togo

Tribe Scotonycterini

Tribe Scotonycterini 2 genera, 4 species
Genus Scotonycteris Matschie, 1894 – 1 species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Zenker's fruit bat

Subspecies: [34]
S. zenkeri
Matschie, 1894
aLC IUCN Decrease2.svg Zenker's Fruit Bat area.png Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MAM.26325.b dor - Scotonycteris zenkeri - skin.jpeg
Genus Casinycteris Thomas, 1910 – 3 species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Short-palated fruit bat C. argynnis
Thomas, 1910
aLC IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Short-palated Fruit Bat area.png
Campo-Ma'an fruit bat C. campomaanensis
Hassanin, 2014
hDD IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Distribution of Casinycteris campomaanensis.png
Pohle's fruit bat C. ophiodon [lower-alpha 19]
Pohle, 1943
Synonyms: [34]
bNT IUCN Decrease2.svg Pohle's Fruit Bat area.png Naturalis Biodiversity Center - ZMA.MAM.19715.b dor - Scotonycteris ophiodon - skin.jpeg

Tribe Plerotini

Tribe Plerotini 1 genus, 1 species
Genus Plerotes Andersen, 1910 – 1 species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
D'Anchieta's fruit bat P. anchietae
Seabra, 1900
hDD IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg D'Anchieta's Fruit Bat area.png

Subfamily Cynopterinae

Subfamily Cynopterinae – 15 genera, 28 species
Genus Sphaerias Miller, 1906 – 1 species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Blanford's fruit bat S. blanfordi
Thomas, 1891
Synonyms: [34]
aLC IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Blanford's Fruit Bat area.png Naturalis Biodiversity Center - ZMA.MAM.22781.a lat - Sphaerias blanfordi - skull.jpeg
Genus Alionycteris Kock, 1969 – 1 species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Mindanao pygmy fruit bat A. paucidentata
Kock, 1969
aLC IUCN Steady2.svg Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat area.png
Genus Cynopterus Cuvier, 1824 – 7 species
Synonyms: [58]
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Lesser short-nosed fruit bat

Subspecies: [58]
    • C. b. brachyotis
      Müller, 1838
    • C. b. altitudinis
      Hill, 1961
    • C. b. brachysoma
      Gray, 1871
    • C. b. ceylonensis
      Gray, 1871
    • C. b. concolor
      Sody, 1940
    • C. b. hoffeti
      Bourret, 1944
    • C. b. insularum
      Andersen, 1908
    • C. b. javanicus
      Andersen, 1910
C. brachyotis
Müller, 1838
aLC IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Lesser Short-nosed Fruit Bat area.png Cynopterus brachyotis, Philippines 2.jpg
Horsfield's fruit bat

Subspecies: [58]
    • C. h. horsfieldii
      Gray, 1843
    • C. h. harpax
      Thomas and Wroughton, 1909
    • C. h. persimilis
      Andersen, 1912
    • C. h. princeps
      Miller, 1906
C. horsfieldii
Gray, 1843
aLC IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Horsfield's Fruit Bat area.png
Peters's fruit bat C. luzoniensis
Peters, 1861
Synonyms: [59]
    • C. archipelagus
      Taylor, 1934
    • C. cumingii
      Gray, 1871
    • C. philippensis
      Gray, 1871
aLC IUCN Steady2.svg Peters's Fruit Bat area.png
Minute fruit bat C. minutus
Miller, 1906
aLC IUCN Decrease2.svg Minute Fruit Bat area.png Cynopt minut 081121-3132 smlu.JPG
Nusatenggara short-nosed fruit bat

Subspecies: [59]
    • C. n. nusatenggara
      Kitchener and Maharadatunkamsi, 1991
    • C. n. sinagai
      Kitchener, 1996
    • C. n. wetarensis
      Kitchener, 1996
C. nusatenggara
Kitchener and Maharadatunkamsi, 1991
aLC IUCN Steady2.svg Nusatenggara Short-nosed Fruit Bat area.png
Greater short-nosed fruit bat

Subspecies: [59]
    • C. s. sphinx
      Vahl, 1797
    • C. s. angulatus
      Miller, 1898
    • C. s. babi
      Lyon, 1916
    • C. s. pagensis
      Miller, 1906
    • C. s. scherzeri
      Zelebor, 1869
    • C. s. serasani
      Paradiso, 1971
C. sphinx
Vahl, 1797
aLC IUCN Increase2.svg Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat area.png
Indonesian short-nosed fruit bat

Subspecies: [60]
    • C. t. titthaecheilus
      Temminck, 1825
    • C. t. major
      Miller, 1906
    • C. t. terminus
      Sody, 1940
C. titthaecheilus
Temminck, 1825
aLC IUCN Steady2.svg Indonesian Short-nosed Fruit Bat area.png Cynopt titthae100824-6317 tdp.JPG
Genus Haplonycteris Lawrence, 1939 – 1 species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Fischer's pygmy fruit bat H. fischeri
Lawrence, 1939
aLC IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Fischer's Pygmy Fruit Bat area.png Haplonycteris fischeri.jpg
Genus Latidens Thonglongya, 1972 – 1 species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Salim Ali's fruit bat L. salimalii
Thonglongya, 1972
dEN IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Salim Ali's Fruit Bat area.png
Genus Otopteropus Kock, 1969 – 1 species
Subspecies: [44]
    • Otopterus
      Sokolov, 1973
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Luzon fruit bat O. cartilagonodus
Kock, 1969
aLC IUCN Decrease2.svg Luzon Fruit Bat area.png
Genus Penthetor Andersen, 1912 – 1 species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Dusky fruit bat P. lucasi
Dobson, 1878
aLC IUCN Decrease2.svg Dusky Fruit Bat area.png Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MAM.33071.b dor - Penthetor lucasi - skin.jpeg
Genus Aethalops Thomas, 1923 – 2 species
Synonyms: [15]
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Borneo fruit bat A. aequalis
Allen, 1938
aLC IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Borneo Fruit Bat area.png
Pygmy fruit bat

Subspecies: [61]
    • A. a. alecto
      Thomas, 1923
    • A. a. boeadii
      Kitchener, 1993
    • A. a. ocypete
      Boeadi and Hill, 1986
A. alecto
Thomas, 1923
aLC IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Pygmy Fruit Bat area.png
Genus Thoopterus Matschie, 1899 – 1 species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Swift fruit bat T. nigrescens
Gray, 1870
Synonyms: [62]
aLC IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Swift Fruit Bat area.png Naturalis Biodiversity Center - ZMA.MAM.21619.a lat - Thoopterus nigrescens - skull.jpeg
Genus Hypsignathus Allen, 1861 – 1 species
Synonyms: [56]
    • Sphyrocephalus
      Murray, 1862
    • Zygaenocephalus
      Murray, 1862
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Hammer-headed bat H. monstrosus
Allen, 1861
Synonyms: [56]
    • H. labrosus
      Murray, 1862
    • H. macrocephalus
      Peters, 1876
aLC IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Hammer-headed Bat area.png Naturalis Biodiversity Center - ZMA.MAM.16523 reg - Hypsignathus monstrosus - skin.jpeg
Genus Ptenochirus Peters, 1861 – 2 species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Greater musky fruit bat P. jagori
Peters, 1861
aLC IUCN Steady2.svg Greater Musky Fruit Bat area.png Ptenochirus jagori-PaulMatschie1899.png
Lesser musky fruit bat P. minor
Yoshiyuki, 1979
aLC IUCN Steady2.svg Lesser Musky Fruit Bat area.png
Genus Dyacopterus Andersen, 1912 – 3 species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Dayak fruit bat D. spadiceus
Thomas, 1890
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Brooks's dyak fruit bat D. brooksi
Thomas, 1890
cVU IUCN Decrease2.svg Brooks's Dyak Fruit Bat area.png
Philippine large-headed fruit bat D. rickarti [lower-alpha 20]
Helgen, Kock, Gomez and Ingle, 2007
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Genus Chironax Andersen, 1908 – 1 species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Black-capped fruit bat

Subspecies: [58]
    • C. m. melanocephalus
      Temminck, 1825
    • C. m. tumulus
      Bergmans and Rozendaal, 1988
C. melanocephalus
Temminck, 1825
aLC IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Black-capped Fruit Bat area.png
Genus Megaerops Peters, 1865 – 4 species
Subspecies: [57]
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Tailless fruit bat M. ecaudatus
Temminck, 1837
aLC IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Tailess Fruit Bat area.png Pteropus ecaudatus - 1700-1880 - Print - Iconographia Zoologica - Special Collections University of Amsterdam - UBA01 IZ20700041.tif
Javan tailless fruit bat M. kusnotoi
Hill & Boeadi, 1978
cVU IUCN Decrease2.svg Javan Tailless Fruit Bat area.png
Ratanaworabhan's fruit bat M. niphanae
Yenbutra & Felten, 1983
aLC IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Ratanaworabhan's Fruit Bat area.png
White-collared fruit bat

Subspecies: [57]
M. wetmorei
Taylor, 1934
cVU IUCN Decrease2.svg White-collared Fruit Bat area.png
Genus Balionycteris Matschie, 1899 – 1 species
Common nameScientific nameIUCN Red List StatusRangePicture
Spotted-winged fruit bat

Subspecies: [61]
B. maculata
Matschie, 1899
aLC IUCN Blue question mark (italic).svg Spotted-winged Fruit Bat area.png Spotted-winged fruit bat Balionycteris maculata.jpg

See also

Notes

  1. Possibly extinct in the wild, last sighted in 1992 [16]
  2. Considered synonymous with Pteropus alecto by the IUCN and ITIS, but considered valid by Mammal Species of the World [15]
  3. P. argentatus is a junior synonym [17]
  4. Not evaluated by the IUCN but considered valid by ITIS. [22] Also referred to as Pteropus pelagicus [23]
  5. Possibly extinct in the wild, last sighted before 1930 [16]
  6. Considered valid by ITIS [29]
  7. This species is probably extinct.
  8. Considered valid by ITIS [30]
  9. This species is probably extinct.
  10. Sometimes considered synonymous with Pteralopex anceps
  11. Possibly extinct in the wild, last sighted in 1991 [16]
  12. Formerly a separate species Melonycteris aurantius (the orange fruit bat) until 1966 [36]
  13. Placed in the genus Pteralopex by Mammal Species of the World [37]
  14. Considered as Pteropus leucopterus by the IUCN, but as Desmalopex leucopterus by ITIS [38]
  15. Considered valid by ITIS [39]
  16. May be synonymous with Nyctimene albiventer
  17. Listed as a subspecies of Dobsonia moluccensis by the IUCN, but considered valid by ITIS [52]
  18. May be synonymous with Myonycteris (Myonycteris) torquata
  19. Considered to be in the genus Scotonycteris by the IUCN
  20. Not considered valid by the IUCN, but considered valid by ITIS [63]

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 Eick, G. N.; Jacobs, D. S.; Matthee, C. A. (2005). "A Nuclear DNA Phylogenetic Perspective on the Evolution of Echolocation and Historical Biogeography of Extant Bats (Chiroptera)". Molecular Biology and Evolution. 22 (9): 1869–1886. doi: 10.1093/molbev/msi180 . PMID   15930153.
  2. 1 2 Tsagkogeorga, G.; Parker, J.; Stupka, E.; Cotton, J. A.; Rossiter, S. J. (2013). "Phylogenomic analyses elucidate the evolutionary relationships of bats". Current Biology. 23 (22): 2262–2267. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.09.014 . PMID   24184098.
  3. Simmons, Nancy B.; Seymour, Kevin L.; Habersetzer, Jörg; Gunnell, Gregg F. (2008). "Primitive Early Eocene bat from Wyoming and the evolution of flight and echolocation" (PDF). Nature. 451 (7180): 818–21. Bibcode:2008Natur.451..818S. doi:10.1038/nature06549. hdl: 2027.42/62816 . PMID   18270539. S2CID   4356708.
  4. Simmons, N. B.; Seymour, K. L.; Habersetzer, J.; Gunnell, G. F. (2008). "Primitive Early Eocene bat from Wyoming and the evolution of flight and echolocation" (PDF). Nature. 451 (7180): 818–821. Bibcode:2008Natur.451..818S. doi:10.1038/nature06549. hdl: 2027.42/62816 . PMID   18270539. S2CID   4356708.
  5. Pettigrew, J. D.; Maseko, B. C.; Manger, P.R. (2008). "Primate-like retinotectal decussation in an echolocating megabat, Rousettus aegyptiacus". Neuroscience. 153 (1): 226–31. doi:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2008.02.019. PMID   18367343. S2CID   30649196.
  6. 1 2 MSW3, p. 313.
  7. Almeida, F. C.; Giannini, N. P.; Simmons, N. B. (2016). "The Evolutionary History of the African Fruit Bats (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae)". Acta Chiropterologica. 18 (1): 73–90. doi:10.3161/15081109ACC2016.18.1.003. hdl: 11336/12847 . S2CID   89415407.
  8. B, J. J.; Alvarez, Y.; Tabarés, E.; Garrido-Pertierra, A.; Ibáñez, C.; Bautista, J. M. (1999). "Phylogeography of African fruitbats (Megachiroptera)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 3 (13): 596–604. doi:10.1006/mpev.1999.0669. PMID   10620416.
  9. Almeida, Francisca C.; Giannini, Norberto P.; DeSalle, Rob; Simmons, Nancy B. (2011). "Evolutionary relationships of the old world fruit bats (Chiroptera, Pteropodidae): Another star phylogeny?". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 11 (281): 281. doi: 10.1186/1471-2148-11-281 . PMC   3199269 . PMID   21961908.
  10. 1 2 MSW3, p. 334.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 MSW3, p. 344.
  12. 1 2 3 MSW3, p. 340.
  13. 1 2 3 4 MSW3, p. 345.
  14. MSW3, p. 336.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 MSW3, p. 335.
  16. 1 2 3 "Possibly Extinct and Possibly Extinct in the Wild Species" (PDF). IUCN Red List. 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  17. "Pteropus argentatus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  18. MSW3, p. 337.
  19. MSW3, pp. 337–338.
  20. 1 2 MSW3, p. 338
  21. 1 2 3 MSW3, p. 338.
  22. "Pteropus insularis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  23. Buden, D. W.; Helgen, K. M.; Wiles, G. J. (2013). "Taxonomy, distribution, and natural history of flying foxes (Chiroptera, Pteropodidae) in the Mortlock Islands and Chuuk State, Caroline Islands". ZooKeys (345): 97–135. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.345.5840 . PMC   3817444 . PMID   24194666.
  24. MSW3, pp. 340–341.
  25. 1 2 3 4 MSW3, p. 341.
  26. 1 2 3 MSW3, p. 342.
  27. 1 2 MSW3, p. 343.
  28. 1 2 MSW3, p. 346.
  29. "Pteropus allenorum". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  30. "Pteropus coxi". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  31. 1 2 3 4 5 MSW3, p. 314.
  32. 1 2 3 4 MSW3, p. 328.
  33. 1 2 3 MSW3, p. 325.
  34. 1 2 3 4 MSW3, p. 349.
  35. 1 2 3 MSW3, p. 327.
  36. "Melonycteris aurantius". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  37. MSW3, p. 333.
  38. "Desmalopex leucopterus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  39. "Desmalopex microleucopterus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  40. 1 2 3 4 MSW3, p. 329.
  41. MSW3, p. 330.
  42. MSW3, pp. 330–331.
  43. 1 2 MSW3, p. 331.
  44. 1 2 3 MSW3, p. 332.
  45. 1 2 MSW3, p. 318.
  46. MSW3, pp. 346–347.
  47. 1 2 3 4 MSW3, p. 347.
  48. MSW3, p. 348.
  49. 1 2 MSW3, p. 321.
  50. MSW3, p. 320.
  51. 1 2 3 MSW3, p. 319.
  52. "Dobsonia magna". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  53. MSW3, p. 322.
  54. MSW3, pp. 322–323.
  55. MSW3, p. 323.
  56. 1 2 3 4 5 6 MSW3, p. 324.
  57. 1 2 3 4 MSW3, p. 326.
  58. 1 2 3 4 MSW3, p. 316.
  59. 1 2 3 MSW3, p. 317.
  60. MSW3, pp. 317–318.
  61. 1 2 MSW3, p. 315.
  62. MSW3, p. 350.
  63. "Dyacopterus rickarti". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 12 September 2017.

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