Cynopterus
Genus of bats
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Cynopterus (Latin meaning: ״flying dog״) is a genus of megabats. The cynopterine section is represented by 11 genera,[2] five of which occur in Malaysia, namely, Chironax, Balionycteris, Penthetor, Dyacopterus, and Cynopterus. About 30 names for Cynopterus species have been proposed, but only 16 are taxonomically valid forms.[3]
| Cynopterus | |
|---|---|
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| Lesser short-nosed fruit bat (Cynopterus brachyotis) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Subfamily: | Cynopterinae |
| Genus: | Cynopterus F. Cuvier, 1824 |
| Type species | |
| Pteropus marginatus [1] Geoffroy, 1810 | |
| Species | |
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Species within this genus are:
- Lesser short-nosed fruit bat (C. brachyotis)
- Horsfield's fruit bat (C. horsfieldii)
- Peters's fruit bat (C. luzoniensis)
- Minute fruit bat (C. minutus)
- Nusatenggara short-nosed fruit bat (C. nusatenggara)
- Greater short-nosed fruit bat (C. sphinx)
- Indonesian short-nosed fruit bat (C. titthaecheilus)
Betacoronavirus
During a survey of Cynopterus brachyotis, it was uncovered that a bat coronavirus (Betacoronavirus) is closely related to the bat coronavirus Rousettus bat coronavirus HKU9 species found in Leschenault's rousette which was discovered in the Guangdong and Yunnan provinces.[4]
Surveys conducted by a team led by EcoVerde Global Consulting[5] showed a stable long-term trade of these bats for traditional medicine in Sumatra, Java and Bali. Higher numbers per capita were found in economically less affluent areas and cities with larger Christian populations[6]
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