Eidolon (genus)
Eidolon | |
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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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