Genus of bats
Melonycteris (dark blossom bat) is a genus of megabat in the family Pteropodidae.[1] Members are found in the Solomon Islands or in the case of the black-bellied fruit bat, in Papua New Guinea.
It contains the following species:
- Fardoulis's blossom bat, Melonycteris fardoulisi
- Black-bellied fruit bat, Melonycteris melanops
- Woodford's fruit bat, Melonycteris woodfordi
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References
- ^ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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