Biology:Eidolon (genus)

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Eidolon
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Straw-coloured fruit bat (Eidolon helvum)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
Subfamily: Eidolinae
Genus: Eidolon
Rafinesque, 1815
Species

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Eidolon is a genus of megabats in the family Pteropodidae. 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

Wikidata ☰ Q26347 entry