Myonycteris
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Genus of bats
| Myonycteris | |
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| Myonycteris torquata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Genus: | Myonycteris Matschie, 1899 |
| Type species | |
| Cynonycteris torquata Dobson, 1878 | |
Myonycteris (collared bat) is a genus of bat in the family Pteropodidae.
It contains the following species:[1]
- Angolan rousette, Myonycteris angolensis
- São Tomé collared fruit bat, Myonycteris brachycephala
- Sierra Leone collared fruit bat, Myonycteris leptodon
- East African little collared fruit bat, Myonycteris relicta
- Little collared fruit bat, Myonycteris torquata
- ↑ Wilson, Don E.; Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. (2005). Mammal species of the world: a taxonomic and geographic reference (3 ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0.
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