Acerodon
Acerodon is a genus of bats in the family Pteropodidae containing five species, all native to forests in Southeast Asia, and all considered threatened. They are closely related to Pteropus.[1]
| Acerodon | |
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| Giant golden-crowned flying fox (Acerodon jubatus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Subfamily: | Pteropodinae |
| Genus: | Acerodon Jourdan, 1837 |
| Species | |
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A. celebensis | |
Species
Genus Acerodon
- Sulawesi flying fox, A. celebensis
- Talaud flying fox, A. humilis
- Giant golden-crowned flying fox, A. jubatus
- Palawan fruit bat, A. leucotis
- Sunda flying fox, A. mackloti
References
- Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 312–529. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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