Eonycteris

Eonycteris
	Eonycteris spelaea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Pteropodidae
Subfamily:	Rousettinae
Tribe:	Eonycterini; Almeida, Giannini & Simmons, 2016
Genus:	Eonycteris; Dobson, 1873
Type species
	Macroglossus spelaeus; Dobson, 1871
Species
	E. major; E. spelaea; E. robusta

Eonycteris ("dawn bat") is a genus of megabats found in Asia.[1] They are the only members of the tribe Eonycterini. Species within this genus are:[2][3]

Greater nectar bat, Eonycteris major
Cave nectar bat, Eonycteris spelaea
Philippine dawn bat, Eonycteris robusta

References

Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
Mammal Diversity Database (2021-08-10), Mammal Diversity Database, Zenodo, retrieved 2021-09-04
Almeida, Francisca Cunha; Giannini, Norberto Pedro; Simmons, Nancy B. (June 2016). "The Evolutionary History of the African Fruit Bats (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae)". Acta Chiropterologica. 18 (1): 73–90. doi:10.3161/15081109ACC2016.18.1.003. ISSN 1508-1109.

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[1] Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

[2] Mammal Diversity Database (2021-08-10), Mammal Diversity Database, Zenodo, retrieved 2021-09-04

[3] Almeida, Francisca Cunha; Giannini, Norberto Pedro; Simmons, Nancy B. (June 2016). "The Evolutionary History of the African Fruit Bats (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae)". Acta Chiropterologica. 18 (1): 73–90. doi:10.3161/15081109ACC2016.18.1.003. ISSN 1508-1109.