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Desmalopex

Desmalopex is a genus of megabats in the family Pteropodidae. It has historically been included in the genus Pteropus and occurs only in the Philippines.

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Desmalopex
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Placentalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
Subfamily: Pteropodinae
Genus: Desmalopex
Miller, 1907
Species

Desmalopex leucoptera
Desmalopex microleucoptera

Desmalopex (known as the white-winged flying fox or mottled-winged flying fox) is a genus of megabats in the family Pteropodidae. It has historically been included in the genus Pteropus and occurs only in the Philippines.12

It comprises the following species:

References

References

  1. Esselstyn, J. A.; Garcia, H. J. D.; Saulog, M. G.; Heaney, L. R. (2008). "A New Species of Desmalopex (Pteropodidae) from the Philippines, with a Phylogenetic Analysis of the Pteropodini". Journal of Mammalogy. 89 (4). Oxford University Press (OUP): 815–825. doi:10.1644/07-mamm-a-285.1. ISSN 0022-2372.
  2. Giannini, N. P.; Almeida, F. C.; Simmons, N. B.; Helgen, K. M. (2008). "The systematic position of Pteropus leucopterus and its bearing on the monophyly and relationships of Pteropus (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae)". Acta Chiropterologica. 10 (1). Museum and Institute of Zoology at the Polish Academy of Sciences: 11–20. doi:10.3161/150811008x331054. hdl:11336/82001. ISSN 1508-1109.