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The straw-coloured fruit bat (Eidolon helvum) is a large fruit bat that is the most widely distributed of all the African megabats.It is quite common throughout its area ranging from the southwestern Arabian Peninsula, across forest and savanna zones of sub-Saharan Africa.
Straw-coloured fruit bat, Eidolon helvum; References This page was last edited on 30 April 2023, at ...
The spotted-winged fruit bat (Balionycteris maculata) The straw-coloured fruit bat (Eidolon helvum) The long-tongued fruit bat (Macroglossus sobrinus) Wahlberg's epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus wahlbergi) The family Pteropodidae is divided into six subfamilies represented by 46 genera: [2] [18] Family Pteropodidae. subfamily Cynopterinae [18]
The following bat genera and families include species found on Madagascar (all species counts are for Madagascar only): Family Pteropodidae (3 endemic species) Genus Eidolon (1 endemic species) Genus Pteropus (1 endemic species) Genus Rousettus (1 endemic species) Family Hipposideridae (6 endemic species) Genus Hipposideros (1 extinct endemic ...
Genus Eidolon. Madagascan fruit bat (Eidolon dupreanum) Straw-coloured fruit bat (Eidolon helvum) Subfamily Harpyionycterinae [10] [5] [11] Genus Aproteles [12] Bulmer's fruit bat (Aproteles bulmerae) Genus Boneia [10] Manado fruit bat (Boneia bidens) Genus Dobsonia [13] Andersen's naked-backed fruit bat (Dobsonia anderseni) [14]
In 2009, RNA sequences of three novel viruses in phylogenetic relationship to known henipaviruses were detected in African straw-colored fruit bats (Eidolon helvum) in Ghana. The finding of these novel henipaviruses outside Australia and Asia indicates that the region of potential endemicity of henipaviruses may be worldwide. [9]
Specifically, the straw-coloured fruit bat, Eidolon helvum, which had been identified as carrying henipaviruses and Lagos bat virus were sampled on an island in the Gulf of Guinea and neutralising antibodies confirmed. The study, co-authored by Hayman, concluded that researching isolated populations presented a "unique and valuable opportunity ...
The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals. Family: Pteropodidae (flying foxes, Old World fruit bats) Subfamily: Pteropodinae. Genus: Eidolon. Straw-coloured fruit bat, Eidolon helvum LC; Genus: Rousettus