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Megabats constitute the family Pteropodidae of the order Chiroptera. 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 superfamilies in the suborder Yinpterochiroptera .
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Fruit bats, also known as flying foxes or megabats, are the 197 species of bats that make up the suborder Megachiroptera, found throughout the tropics of Africa, Asia, and Oceania, of which 186 are extant.
The Yinpterochiroptera (or Pteropodiformes) is a suborder of the Chiroptera, which includes taxa formerly known as megabats and five of the microbat families: Rhinopomatidae, Rhinolophidae, Hipposideridae, Craseonycteridae, and Megadermatidae. This suborder is primarily based on molecular genetics data.
The Madagascan flying fox, Madagascar flying-fox, or Madagascar fruit bat (Pteropus rufus) is a species of megabat in the genus Pteropus. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are diverse, and include moist lowland forests, dry forests, succulent woodlands, and spiny thickets, and mangroves. It eats figs and other fruits, flowers ...
Dobsonia is a genus of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. [1] It contains the following 14 species: [2] Genus Dobsonia. Andersen's naked-backed fruit bat, Dobsonia anderseni; Beaufort's naked-backed fruit bat, Dobsonia beauforti; Philippine bare-backed fruit bat, Dobsonia chapmani; Halmahera naked-backed fruit bat, Dobsonia crenulata
Megabates was son of Arsames, and brother of Hystaspes.. Megabates (Old Persian: *Bagapātaʰ; Ancient Greek: Μεγαβάτης Megabátēs; dates unknown) was a Persian military leader in the late 6th and early 5th centuries BC.
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