Thoopterus

Thoopterus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
Genus: Thoopterus
Matschie, 1899
Type species
Cynopterus marginatus var. nigrescens
Gray, 1870

Thoopterus (Latin meaning: ״flying Jackal״) is a genus of megabat. It has two species:

Prior to 2012, it was considered to consist of only one species (T. nigrescens).

References

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  1. ^ Maryanto, Ibnu; Yani, Mohamad; Prijono, Siti Nuramaliati; Wiantoro, Sigit (2012). "A new species of fruit bat (Megachiroptera: Pteropodidae: Thoopterus) from Sulawesi and adjacent islands, Indonesia". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 27: 68. doi:10.18195/issn.0312-3162.27(1).2012.068-084.