Biology:Cynopterinae
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Short description: Subfamily of bats
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Subfamily: | Cynopterinae |
The subfamily Cynopterinae ("flying dogs") comprises 24 species of pteropodid bats distributed exclusively in South and Southeast Asia.[1]
The subfamily contains the following genera:
- Aethalops – pygmy fruit bats
- Alionycteris
- Balionycteris
- Chironax
- Cynopterus – dog-faced fruit bats, flying dogs or short-nosed fruit bats
- Dyacopterus – Dayak fruit bats
- Haplonycteris
- Latidens
- Megaerops
- Otopteropus
- Penthetor
- Ptenochirus – musky fruit bats
- Sphaerias
- Thoopterus - flying Jackal
References
- ↑ Almeida, Francisca C.; Giannini, Norberto P.; DeSalle, Rob; Simmons, Nancy B. (2009-12-01). "The phylogenetic relationships of cynopterine fruit bats (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae: Cynopterinae)" (in en). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 53 (3): 772–783. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2009.07.035. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 19660560. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S105579030900311X.
Wikidata ☰ Q3133591 entry
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