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FAMILY Pteropodidae

Author:Gray, 1821.
Citation:London Med. Repos., 15: 299.
Comments:Various workers have recognized between two and six subfamilies of Pteropodidae including: Cynopterinae Andersen, 1912, Epomophorinae K. Andersen, 1912, Harpionycterinae Miller, 1907, Nyctimeninae Miller, 1907, Macroglossinae Gray, 1866, Rousettinae Andersen, 1912, and Pteropodinae Gray, 1821 (Bergmans, 1997; Corbet and Hill, 1980, 1992; Hill and Smith, 1984; Koopman, 1993, 1994; McKenna and Bell, 1997). Recent phylogenetic studies agree that Macroglossinae and Pteropodinae sensu Koopman (1993, 1994) and McKenna and Bell (1997) are not monophyletic (Alvarez et al., 1999; Giannini and Simmons, 2003; Hollar and Springer, 1997; Hood, 1989; Juste et al., 1997; Kirsch et al., 1995; Romagnoli and Springer, 2000; Springer et al., 1995). Monophyly of cynopterines and empomophorines has also been questioned (Alvarez et al., 1999; Hollar and Springer, 1997; Kirsch et al., 1995; Romagnoli and Springer, 2000). Instead of supporting traditional taxonomic groupings, phylogenetic studies based on DNA hybridization and DNA sequences have found support for a large clade of endemic African taxa including genera previously placed in several different subfamilies/tribes (Alvarez et al., 1999; Giannini and Simmons, 2003; Hollar and Springer, 1997; Kirsch et al., 1995; Romagnoli and Springer, 2000). Relationships among pteropodid genera are not yet fully resolved, however, and questions remain concerning the position of Nyctimene, Paranyctimene, Eidolon, and several SE Asian endemic genera. Existing subfamilial and tribal classifications are not adequately congruent with recent phylogenies. Accordingly, no subfamilial or tribal groups are recognized here pending a thorough reevaluation of pteropodid classification.
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GENUS Acerodon

SPECIES celebensis

SPECIES humilis

SPECIES jubatus

SUBSPECIES jubatus

SUBSPECIES lucifer

SUBSPECIES mindanensis

SPECIES leucotis

SUBSPECIES leucotis

SUBSPECIES obscurus

SPECIES mackloti

SUBSPECIES mackloti

SUBSPECIES alorensis

SUBSPECIES floresii

SUBSPECIES gilvus

SUBSPECIES prajae

GENUS Aethalops

SPECIES aequalis

SPECIES alecto

SUBSPECIES alecto

SUBSPECIES boeadii

SUBSPECIES ocypete

GENUS Alionycteris

SPECIES paucidentata

GENUS Aproteles

SPECIES bulmerae

GENUS Balionycteris

SPECIES maculata

SUBSPECIES maculata

SUBSPECIES seimundi

GENUS Casinycteris

SPECIES argynnis

GENUS Chironax

SPECIES melanocephalus

SUBSPECIES melanocephalus

SUBSPECIES tumulus

GENUS Cynopterus

SPECIES brachyotis

SUBSPECIES brachyotis

SUBSPECIES altitudinis

SUBSPECIES brachysoma

SUBSPECIES ceylonensis

SUBSPECIES concolor

SUBSPECIES hoffeti

SUBSPECIES insularum

SUBSPECIES javanicus

SPECIES horsfieldii

SUBSPECIES horsfieldii

SUBSPECIES harpax

SUBSPECIES persimilis

SUBSPECIES princeps

SPECIES luzoniensis

SPECIES minutus

SPECIES nusatenggara

SUBSPECIES nusatenggara

SUBSPECIES sinagai

SUBSPECIES wetarensis

SPECIES sphinx

SUBSPECIES sphinx

SUBSPECIES angulatus

SUBSPECIES babi

SUBSPECIES pagensis

SUBSPECIES scherzeri

SUBSPECIES serasani

SPECIES titthaecheilus

SUBSPECIES titthaecheilus

SUBSPECIES major

SUBSPECIES terminus

GENUS Dobsonia

SPECIES anderseni

SPECIES beauforti

SPECIES chapmani

SPECIES crenulata

SPECIES emersa

SPECIES exoleta

SPECIES inermis

SUBSPECIES inermis

SUBSPECIES minimus

SPECIES magna

SPECIES minor

SPECIES moluccensis

SPECIES pannietensis

SUBSPECIES pannietensis

SUBSPECIES remota

SPECIES peronii

SUBSPECIES peronii

SUBSPECIES grandis

SPECIES praedatrix

SPECIES viridis

GENUS Dyacopterus

SPECIES brooksi

SPECIES spadiceus

GENUS Eidolon

SPECIES dupreanum

SPECIES helvum

SUBSPECIES helvum

SUBSPECIES annobonensis

SUBSPECIES sabaeum

GENUS Eonycteris

SPECIES major

SPECIES robusta

SPECIES spelaea

SUBSPECIES spelaea

SUBSPECIES glandifera

SUBSPECIES rosenbergii

SUBSPECIES winnyae

GENUS Epomophorus

SPECIES angolensis

SPECIES crypturus

SPECIES gambianus

SUBSPECIES gambianus

SUBSPECIES pousarguesi

SPECIES grandis

SPECIES labiatus

SPECIES minimus

SPECIES minor

SPECIES wahlbergi

GENUS Epomops

SPECIES buettikoferi

SPECIES dobsonii

SPECIES franqueti

GENUS Haplonycteris

SPECIES fischeri

GENUS Harpyionycteris

SPECIES celebensis

SPECIES whiteheadi

SUBSPECIES whiteheadi

SUBSPECIES negrosensis

GENUS Hypsignathus

SPECIES monstrosus

GENUS Latidens

SPECIES salimalii

GENUS Lissonycteris

SPECIES angolensis

SUBSPECIES angolensis

SUBSPECIES goliath

SUBSPECIES petraea

SUBSPECIES ruwenzorii

SUBSPECIES smithii

GENUS Macroglossus

SPECIES minimus

SUBSPECIES minimus

SUBSPECIES booensis

SUBSPECIES lagochilus

SUBSPECIES nanus

SPECIES sobrinus

SUBSPECIES sobrinus

SUBSPECIES fraternus

GENUS Megaerops

SPECIES ecaudatus

SPECIES kusnotoi

SPECIES niphanae

SPECIES wetmorei

SUBSPECIES wetmorei

SUBSPECIES albicollis

GENUS Megaloglossus

SPECIES woermanni

GENUS Melonycteris

SUBGENUS Melonycteris

SPECIES melanops

SUBGENUS Nesonycteris

SPECIES fardoulisi

SUBSPECIES fardoulisi

SUBSPECIES maccoyi

SUBSPECIES mengermani

SUBSPECIES schouteni

SPECIES woodfordi

SUBSPECIES woodfordi

SUBSPECIES aurantius

GENUS Micropteropus

SPECIES intermedius

SPECIES pusillus

GENUS Myonycteris

SUBGENUS Myonycteris

SPECIES relicta

SPECIES torquata

SUBGENUS Phygetis

SPECIES brachycephala

GENUS Nanonycteris

SPECIES veldkampii

GENUS Neopteryx

SPECIES frosti

GENUS Notopteris

SPECIES macdonaldi

SPECIES neocaledonica

GENUS Nyctimene

SPECIES aello

SPECIES albiventer

SUBSPECIES albiventer

SUBSPECIES papuanus

SPECIES cephalotes

SUBSPECIES cephalotes

SUBSPECIES aplini

SPECIES certans

SPECIES cyclotis

SPECIES draconilla

SPECIES keasti

SUBSPECIES keasti

SUBSPECIES babari

SUBSPECIES tozeri

SPECIES major

SUBSPECIES major

SUBSPECIES geminus

SUBSPECIES lullulae

SUBSPECIES scitulus

SPECIES malaitensis

SPECIES masalai

SPECIES minutus

SUBSPECIES minutus

SUBSPECIES varius

SPECIES rabori

SPECIES robinsoni

SPECIES sanctacrucis

SPECIES vizcaccia

SUBSPECIES vizcaccia

SUBSPECIES bougainville

GENUS Otopteropus

SPECIES cartilagonodus

GENUS Paranyctimene

SPECIES raptor

SPECIES tenax

SUBSPECIES tenax

SUBSPECIES marculus

GENUS Penthetor

SPECIES lucasi

GENUS Plerotes

SPECIES anchietae

GENUS Ptenochirus

SPECIES jagori

SPECIES minor

GENUS Pteralopex

SPECIES acrodonta

SPECIES anceps

SPECIES atrata

SPECIES pulchra

SPECIES taki

GENUS Pteropus

SPECIES admiralitatum

SUBSPECIES admiralitatum

SUBSPECIES colonus

SUBSPECIES goweri

SUBSPECIES solomonis

SPECIES aldabrensis

SPECIES alecto

SUBSPECIES alecto

SUBSPECIES aterrimus

SUBSPECIES gouldi

SUBSPECIES morio

SPECIES anetianus

SUBSPECIES anetianus

SUBSPECIES aorensis

SUBSPECIES bakeri

SUBSPECIES banksiana

SUBSPECIES eotinus

SUBSPECIES motalavae

SUBSPECIES pastoris

SPECIES aruensis

SPECIES banakrisi

SPECIES brunneus

SPECIES caniceps

SUBSPECIES caniceps

SUBSPECIES dobsoni

SPECIES capistratus

SUBSPECIES capistratus

SUBSPECIES ennisae

SPECIES chrysoproctus

SPECIES cognatus

SPECIES conspicillatus

SUBSPECIES conspicillatus

SUBSPECIES chrysauchen

SPECIES dasymallus

SUBSPECIES dasymallus

SUBSPECIES daitonensis

SUBSPECIES formosus

SUBSPECIES inopinatus

SUBSPECIES yayeyamae

SPECIES faunulus

SPECIES fundatus

SPECIES giganteus

SUBSPECIES giganteus

SUBSPECIES ariel

SUBSPECIES chinghaiensis

SUBSPECIES leucocephalus

SPECIES gilliardorum

SPECIES griseus

SUBSPECIES griseus

SUBSPECIES mimus

SUBSPECIES pallidus

SPECIES howensis

SPECIES hypomelanus

SUBSPECIES hypomelanus

SUBSPECIES annectens

SUBSPECIES cagayanus

SUBSPECIES canus

SUBSPECIES condorensis

SUBSPECIES enganus

SUBSPECIES fretensis

SUBSPECIES geminorum

SUBSPECIES lepidus

SUBSPECIES luteus

SUBSPECIES macassaricus

SUBSPECIES maris

SUBSPECIES robinsoni

SUBSPECIES satyrus

SUBSPECIES simalurus

SUBSPECIES tomesi

SPECIES insularis

SUBSPECIES insularis

SUBSPECIES phaeocephalus

SPECIES intermedius

SPECIES keyensis

SPECIES leucopterus

SPECIES livingstonii

SPECIES lombocensis

SUBSPECIES lombocensis

SUBSPECIES heudei

SUBSPECIES salottii

SPECIES loochoensis

SPECIES lylei

SPECIES macrotis

SUBSPECIES macrotis

SUBSPECIES epularius

SPECIES mahaganus

SPECIES mariannus

SUBSPECIES mariannus

SUBSPECIES paganensis

SUBSPECIES ulthiensis

SPECIES melanopogon

SPECIES melanotus

SUBSPECIES melanotus

SUBSPECIES modiglianii

SUBSPECIES natalis

SUBSPECIES niadicus

SUBSPECIES tytleri

SPECIES molossinus

SPECIES neohibernicus

SUBSPECIES neohibernicus

SUBSPECIES hilli

SPECIES niger

SPECIES nitendiensis

SPECIES ocularis

SPECIES ornatus

SUBSPECIES ornatus

SUBSPECIES auratus

SPECIES pelewensis

SPECIES personatus

SPECIES pilosus

SPECIES pohlei

SPECIES poliocephalus

SPECIES pselaphon

SPECIES pumilus

SPECIES rayneri

SUBSPECIES rayneri

SUBSPECIES grandis

SUBSPECIES lavellanus

SUBSPECIES monoensis

SUBSPECIES rubianus

SPECIES rennelli

SPECIES rodricensis

SPECIES rufus

SPECIES samoensis

SUBSPECIES samoensis

SUBSPECIES nawaiensis

SPECIES scapulatus

SPECIES seychellensis

SUBSPECIES seychellensis

SUBSPECIES comorensis

SPECIES speciosus

SPECIES subniger

SPECIES temminckii

SUBSPECIES temminckii

SUBSPECIES liops

SPECIES tokudae

SPECIES tonganus

SUBSPECIES tonganus

SUBSPECIES basiliscus

SUBSPECIES geddiei

SPECIES tuberculatus

SPECIES ualanus

SPECIES vampyrus

SUBSPECIES vampyrus

SUBSPECIES edulis

SUBSPECIES lanensis

SUBSPECIES natunae

SUBSPECIES pluton

SUBSPECIES sumatrensis

SPECIES vetulus

SPECIES voeltzkowi

SPECIES woodfordi

SPECIES yapensis

GENUS Rousettus

SUBGENUS Rousettus

SPECIES aegyptiacus

SUBSPECIES aegyptiacus

SUBSPECIES arabicus

SUBSPECIES leachii

SUBSPECIES princes

SUBSPECIES tomensis

SUBSPECIES unicolor

SPECIES amplexicaudatus

SUBSPECIES amplexicaudatus

SUBSPECIES brachyotis

SUBSPECIES hedigeri

SUBSPECIES infumatus

SUBSPECIES minor

SPECIES celebensis

SPECIES leschenaultii

SUBSPECIES leschenaultii

SUBSPECIES seminudus

SUBSPECIES shortridgei

SPECIES linduensis

SPECIES obliviosus

SPECIES spinalatus

SUBGENUS Boneia

SPECIES bidens

SUBGENUS Stenonycteris

SPECIES lanosus

SPECIES madagascariensis

GENUS Scotonycteris

SPECIES ophiodon

SPECIES zenkeri

SUBSPECIES zenkeri

SUBSPECIES bedfordi

SUBSPECIES occidentalis

GENUS Sphaerias

SPECIES blanfordi

GENUS Styloctenium

SPECIES wallacei

GENUS Syconycteris

SPECIES australis

SUBSPECIES australis

SUBSPECIES crassa

SUBSPECIES finschi

SUBSPECIES keyensis

SUBSPECIES major

SUBSPECIES naias

SUBSPECIES papuana

SPECIES carolinae

SPECIES hobbit

GENUS Thoopterus

SPECIES nigrescens

Synonyms:

    Cephalotidae Gray, 1821
    Harpyidae H. Smith, 1842

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