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Genus Melonycteris [27] Fardoulis' blossom bat (Melonycteris fardoulisi) Black-bellied fruit bat (Melonycteris melanops) Woodford's fruit bat (Melonycteris woodfordi) Genus Mirimiri [28] Fijian monkey-faced bat (Mirimiri acrodonta) Genus Neopteryx [29][4] Small-toothed fruit bat (Neopteryx frosti) Genus Pteralopex [30]
[258] [259] Cave gates are sometimes installed to limit human entry into caves with sensitive or endangered bat species. The gates are designed not to limit the airflow, and thus to maintain the cave's micro-ecosystem. [260] Of the 47 species of bats found in the United States, 35 are known to use human structures, including buildings and bridges.
Pteropidae (Gray, 1821) [ 1 ] Pteropodina C. L. Bonaparte, 1837[ 1 ] Megabats constitute the family Pteropodidae of the order Chiroptera (bats). They are also called fruit bats, Old World fruit bats, or—especially the genera Acerodon and Pteropus — flying foxes. They are the only member of the superfamily Pteropodoidea, which is one of two ...
Zygaenocephalus labrosus (Murray, 1862) The hammer-headed bat (Hypsignathus monstrosus), also known as hammer-headed fruit bat, big-lipped bat, and hammerhead bat, [ 2 ][ 3 ] is a megabat widely distributed in West and Central Africa. It is the only member of the genus Hypsignathus, which is part of the tribe Epomophorini along with four other ...
See media help. The black flying fox or black fruit bat (Pteropus alecto) is a bat in the family Pteropodidae. It is among the largest bats in the world, but is considerably smaller than the largest species in its genus, Pteropus. The black flying fox is native to Australia, Papua New Guinea, and Indonesia. It is not a threatened species.
The general assembly of North Carolina considered a bill in 2007 that would have made Rafinesque's big-eared bat as its state bat. The bill passed 92-15, but died in the state senate. [ 3 ] In 2020, the big brown bat was designated the official state mammal of the District of Columbia . [ 4 ]
The Honduran white bat (Ectophylla alba), also called the Caribbean white tent-making bat, [2] is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomatidae. It is the only member of the genus Ectophylla. The genus and the species were both scientifically described for the first time in 1892. It has distinctive, entirely white fur, which is only found in ...
The Egyptian fruit bat is a frugivore that consumes a variety of fruits depending on the season and local availability. Because of its consumption of commercially-grown fruits, the Egyptian fruit bat is considered a pest by farmers. It also acts as a pollinator and seed disperser for many species of trees and other plants.