Overview
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Melonycteris is a genus of in the Pteropodidae family. It contains the following species:
- Orange Fruit Bat, Melonycteris aurantius
- Fardoulis' Blossom-bat, Melonycteris fardoulisi
- Black-bellied Fruit Bat, Melonycteris melanops
- Woodford's Fruit Bat, Melonycteris woodfordi
Taxonomy
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The Genus Melonycteris is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 4 species and subspecies in the Genus Melonycteris: M. aurantius (Orange Leaf-Nosed Bat) · M. fardoulisi (Fardoulis's Blossom Bat) · M. melanops (Black-Bellied Blossom Bat) · M. woodfordi (Woodford's Blossom Bat)
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