Eidolon (genus)

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Eidolon
Eidolon helvum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
Subfamily: Pteropodinae
Genus: Eidolon
Rafinesque, 1815
Species

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Eidolon is a genus of megabats in the Pteropodidae family. It contains two species:

  • Madagascan Fruit Bat, Eidolon dupreanum
  • Straw-coloured Fruit Bat, Eidolon helvum

References

  • D.E. Wilson & D.M. Reeder, 2005: Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third Edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore
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