Thoopterus
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| Thoopterus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Genus: | Thoopterus Matschie, 1899 |
| Type species | |
| Cynopterus marginatus var. nigrescens Gray, 1870 | |
Thoopterus (Latin meaning: ״flying Jackal״) is a genus of megabat. It has two species:
- Swift fruit bat (Thoopterus nigrescens)
- Suhaniah fruit bat (Thoopterus suhaniahae)[1]
Prior to 2012, it was considered to consist of only one species (T. nigrescens).