Cynopterus | |
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Lesser short-nosed fruit bat (Cynopterus brachyotis) | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Pteropodidae |
Subfamily: | Cynopterinae |
Genus: |
Cynopterus F. Cuvier, 1824 |
Type species | |
Pteropus marginatus
[1] Geoffroy, 1810
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Species | |
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Cynopterus (Latin meaning: ״flying dog״) is a genus of megabats. The cynopterine section is represented by 11 genera, [2] five of which occur in Malaysia, namely, Chironax, Balionycteris, Penthetor, Dyacopterus, and Cynopterus. About 30 names for Cynopterus species have been proposed, but only 16 are taxonomically valid forms. [3]
Species within this genus are:
Genus Cynopterus
During a survey of Cynopterus brachyotis, it was uncovered that a bat coronavirus ( Betacoronavirus) is closely related to the bat coronavirus Rousettus bat coronavirus HKU9 species found in Leschenault's rousette which was discovered in the Guangdong and Yunnan provinces. [4]