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Large flying fox, Pteropus vampyrus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Chiroptera Suborder: Megachiroptera Dobson, 1875 Family: Pteropodidae Gray, 1821
Subfamilies
Macroglossinae Pteropodinae

Megabats constitute the suborder Megachiroptera within the order Chiroptera (bats). They include the single family Pteropodidae. Often they are called fruit bats or Old World fruit bats. Download high resolution version (1566x1522, 655 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Bats of the genus Pteropus, belonging to the Megachiroptera sub-order, are the largest bats in the world. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms (as opposed to folk taxonomy). ... Binomial name Aptenodytes forsteri Gray, 1844 For other uses, see Animal (disambiguation). ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicatas Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Orders Subclass Multituberculata (extinct) Plagiaulacida Cimolodonta Subclass Palaeoryctoides (extinct) Subclass Triconodonta (extinct) Subclass Eutheria (includes extinct ancestors)/Placentalia (excludes extinct ancestors) Afrosoricida Artiodactyla Carnivora Cetacea Chiroptera Cimolesta (extinct) Creodonta (extinct) Condylarthra (extinct) Dermoptera Desmostylia (extinct) Embrithopoda (extinct) Hyracoidea Insectivora Lagomorpha Litopterna (extinct) Macroscelidea Mesonychia (extinct) Notoungulata (extinct) Perissodactyla Pholidota Plesiadapiformes... This article is about mammals. ... George Edward Dobson FRS (September 4, 1848 - November 26, 1895) was an Irish zoologist, photographer and army surgeon. ... John Edward Gray. ... Suborders Megachiroptera Microchiroptera See text for families. ...

While the microbats are distributed over all continents (excluding Antarctica), the megabats live only in tropical areas of Asia, Africa and Oceania. The microbats constitute the suborder Microchiroptera within the order Chiroptera (bats). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A tropic is either of two circles of latitude: Tropic of Cancer, at 23½°N Tropic of Capricorn, at 23½°S Tropic is also the name of a town in Utah, United States. ... Asia is the largest and most populous region or continent depending on the definition. ... A satellite composite image of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia. ... World map showing Oceania (geographically) Oceania is a geographical (often geopolitical) region consisting of numerous countries and territories—mostly islands—in the Pacific Ocean. ...

Not all megabats are large: the smallest species is 6 cm (2 inches) long and thus smaller than some microbats. The large flying foxes are 40 cm (16 inches) long and have a wingspan of 150 cm (5 feet). These giants are almost 1 kg (2 pounds) in weight. Most megabats have large eyes enabling them to orient in the twilight and inside caves. The sense of smell is excellent. In contrast to the microbats the megabats do not use echolocation though one species is the exception, the Egyptian fruit bat Rousettus egyptiacus which uses high pitched clicks to navigate in caves. This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Mid-19th century tool for converting between different standards of the inch An inch is an Imperial and U.S. customary unit of length. ... The wingspan (or just span) of an airplane is the distance from the left wingtip to the right wingtip. ... A foot (plural: feet) is a non-SI unit of distance or length, measuring around a third of a meter. ... The international prototype, made of platinum-iridium, which is kept at the BIPM under conditions specified by the 1st CGPM in 1889. ... The pound is the name of a number of units of mass, all in the range of 300 to 600 grams. ... An eye is an organ of vision that detects light. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Dawn. ... Alternate meanings: Cave (disambiguation) This article is about natural caves; for artificial caves used as dwellings, such as those in north China, see yaodong. ... Olfaction, the sense of smell, is the detection of chemicals dissolved in air (or, by animals that breathe water, in water). ... Echolocation, also called Biosonar, is the biological sonar used by several mammals such as bats, dolphins and whales. ... ggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg ...

Megabats are herbivorous. They eat fruits or suck nectar from flowers. Often the fruits are squashed, and only the fruit juice is consumed. The teeth are adapted to bite through hard fruit skins. Large megabats have to land in order to eat the fruits, while the smaller species are able to hover with flapping wings in front of a flower or fruit. A deer and two fawns feeding on some foliage In zoology, a herbivore is an animal that is adapted to eat primarily plant matter (rather than meat). ... Fruit stall in Barcelona, Catalonia. ... Nectar, in botany, is a juice produced by flowering plants which serves to lure pollinators (though sometimes to lure prey). ... Clivia miniata bears bright orange flowers. ... Juice is the liquid naturally contained in plants. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

All megabats help in the distribution of plants by carrying the fruits with them and spitting the seeds at other places. The nectar-sucking bats pollinate the visited plants. They have a long tongue, that can be inserted into the flower. The pollen is taken to the next blossom, which will be pollinated. This relationship between plants and bats is called chiropterophily. Examples are the baobabs of the genus Adansonia and the sausage tree (Kigelia). A ripe red jalapeno cut open to show the seeds For other uses, see Seed (disambiguation). ... A flower-fly pollinating a Common Daisy (Bellis perennis) Pollination is an important step in the reproduction of seed plants: the transfer of pollen grains (male gametes) to the plant carpel, the structure that contains the ovule (female gamete). ... Many animals have longer and more flexible tongues than humans. ... SEM image of pollen grains from a variety of common plants: sunflower (Helianthus annuus), morning glory (Ipomea purpurea), hollyhock (Sildalcea malviflora), lily (Lilium auratum), primrose (Oenothera fruticosa), and castor bean (Ricinus communis). ... Species See text. ... Binomial name Kigelia africana (or) Kigelia pinnata (Lam. ...

Because of their large size and somewhat "spectral" appearance, megabats are sometimes used in horror movies to represent vampires or to lend an aura of spookiness. In reality, as noted, the bats of this group are herbivorous and not dangerous to human beings. DVD cover showing horror characters as depicted by Universal Studios. ... Philip Burne-Jones, The Vampire, 1897 Vampires are mythical or folkloric creatures, typically held to be the re-animated corpses of human beings and said to subsist on human and/or animal blood (hematophagy), often having unnatural powers, heightened bodily functions, and/or the ability to physically transform. ...

Classification

Livingstone’s Fruit Bat Pteropus livingstonii

Fox Island, Australia, is the largest colony of flying foxes on the continent

The family Pteropodidae is divided into two subfamilies, 42 genera and 173 species. Here is a list of the genera: Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (742x1006, 575 KB) Livingstone’s Fruit Bat Pteropus livingstonii in Bristol Zoo, Bristol, England. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (742x1006, 575 KB) Livingstone’s Fruit Bat Pteropus livingstonii in Bristol Zoo, Bristol, England. ... A colony of flying foxes in Australia File links The following pages link to this file: Megabat ... A colony of flying foxes in Australia File links The following pages link to this file: Megabat ... Scientific classification or biological classification refers to how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... In biology, a genus (plural genera) is a taxonomic grouping. ... In biology, a species is the basic unit of biodiversity. ...

Subfamily Macroglossinae

• Macroglossus (long-tongued fruit bats)
• Megaloglossus (African long-tongued fruit bats)
• Eonycteris (dawn fruit bats)
• Syconycteris (blossom bats)
• Melonycteris
• Notopteris (long-tailed fruit bats)

Subfamily Pteropodinae Macroglossus minimus (E. Geoffroy, 1810). ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ...

• Eidolon (straw-coloured fruit bats)
• Rousettus (rousette fruit bats)
• Boneia
• Myonycteris (little collared fruit bats)
• Pteropus (flying foxes)
• Acerodon (including Giant golden-crowned flying fox)
• Neopteryx
• Pteralopex
• Styloctenium
• Dobsonia (bare-backed fruit bats)
• Aproteles (Bulmer's fruit bat)
• Harpyionycteris (harpy fruit bats)
• Plerotes
• Hypsignathus (hammer-headed fruit bats)
• Epomops (epauleted bats)
• Epomophorus (epauleted fruit bats)
• Micropteropus (dwarf epauleted bats)
• Nanonycteris (little flying cows)
• Scotonycteris
• Casinycteris
• Cynopterus (dog-faced fruit bats or short-nosed fruit bats)
• Megaerops
• Ptenochirus (musky fruit bats)
• Dyacopterus (Dayak fruit bat)
• Chironax (black-capped fruit bats)
• Thoopterus (short-nosed fruit bats)
• Sphaerias (mountain fruit bats)
• Balionycteris (spotted-winged fruit bats)
• Aethalops (pygmy fruit bats)
• Penthetor (dusky fruit bats)
• Haplonycteris (Fischer's pygmy fruit bat or Philippine dwarf fruit bat)
• Otopteropus (Luzon dwarf fruit bat)
• Alionycteris (Mindanao dwarf fruit bat)
• Latidens
• Nyctimene (tube-nosed fruit bats)
• Paranyctimene (lesser tube-nosed fruit bats)

Species 9 species, see article. ... Bats of the genus Pteropus, belonging to the Megachiroptera sub-order, are the largest bats in the world. ... Binomial name Acerodon jubatus (Eschscholtz, 1831) The Giant golden-crowned flying fox (Acerodon jubatus), also known as the Golden-capped fruit bat, is a rare fruit bat said to be the largest bat in the world. ... Binomial name Aproteles bulmerae (Menzies, 1977) Bulmers fruit bat (Aproteles bulmerae) is an Old World fruit bat endemic to Papua New Guinea. ... Binomial name Aproteles bulmerae (Menzies, 1977) Bulmers fruit bat (Aproteles bulmerae) is an Old World fruit bat endemic to Papua New Guinea. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Dyacopterus spadiceus (Thomas, 1890). ... Binomial name Dyacopterus spadiceus (Thomas, 1890) The Dayak fruit bat or Dyak fruit bat (Dyacopterus spadiceus) is found in Sumatra, Borneo, the Philippines, and the Malay Peninsula. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Penthetor lucasi (Dobson, 1880). ...

External links

• Bat World Sanctuary
• Rodrigues Fruit Bats