Pteropodidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order Chiroptera, class Mammalia. The family contains 26 accepted species worldwide.
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Macroglossus minimus (E.Geoffroy, 1810)
Macroglossus minimus, the long-tongued nectar bat, is a small megabat found acro…
Pteropus alecto Temminck, 1837
Pteropus alecto, the black flying fox, is a large bat native to parts of Austral…
Cynopterus sphinx (Vahl, 1797)
Cynopterus sphinx, the greater short-nosed fruit bat, is a South and Southeast A…
Epomophorus wahlbergi (Sundevall, 1846)
Wahlberg's epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus wahlbergi) is a megabat found acros…
Nyctimene robinsoni Thomas, 1904
Nyctimene robinsoni is a spotted fruit bat that lives along Australia's east coa…
Pteropus tonganus Quoy & Gaimard, 1830
Pteropus tonganus, the insular flying fox, is a color-varying bat widespread acr…
Eidolon helvum (Kerr, 1792)
Eidolon helvum, the straw-coloured fruit bat, is a large social African fruit ba…
Pteropus lylei K.Andersen, 1908
Lyle's flying fox is a fruit-eating megabat native to Southeast Asia that acts a…
Pteropus dasymallus Temminck, 1825
Pteropus dasymallus, the Ryukyu flying fox, is a small fruit bat native to East …
Eonycteris spelaea (Dobson, 1871)
Eonycteris spelaea, the cave nectar bat, is a nectar-feeding Southeast Asian bat…
Pteropus melanotus Blyth, 1863
Pteropus melanotus, the black-eared Blyth's flying fox, is an Indo-Pacific islan…
Epomophorus crypturus Peters, 1852
Epomophorus crypturus, or Peters's epauletted fruit bat, is a fruit- and nectar-…
Pteropodidae animals belong to the Chiroptera order in the Animalia kingdom. Pteropus alecto Temminck, 1835, commonly called the black flying fox, has short black fur marked by a distinct contrasting reddish-brown mantle. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Pteropodidae is classified in the order Chiroptera, class Mammalia, phylum Chordata. This species can be easily identified by its unusual protruding nostrils, which sit on a short, broad, rounded muzzle.
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