Macroglossinae (Chiroptera)

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Macroglossinae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Chiroptera Suborder: Megachiroptera Family: Pteropodidae Subfamily: Macroglossinae
Genera
Macroglossus (long-tongued fruit bats) Eonycteris (dawn fruit bats) Syconycteris (blossom bats) Melonycteris Notopteris (long-tailed fruit bats)

The megabat subfamily Macroglossinae is a small group comprising only 5 genera. The name "Macroglossinae" also happens to be shared by a subfamily of the moth family Sphingidae, a situation which the international taxonomic community has yet to rectify.^{[citation needed]}