Eidolon (known as the palm bat) is a genus of megabats in the family Pteropodidae.[1] It contains two species:
- Madagascan fruit bat, Eidolon dupreanum
- Straw-coloured fruit bat, Eidolon helvum
Eidolon | |
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Straw-coloured fruit bat (Eidolon helvum) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Pteropodidae |
Subfamily: | Eidolinae |
Genus: | Eidolon Rafinesque, 1815 |
Type species | |
Vespertilio vampirus helvus Kerr, 1792
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Species | |
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References
edit- ^ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.