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- The provided text appears to be a comprehensive list of bat genera, organized by superfamily and family. The list includes information on the number of species, range, size, habitat, and diet for each genus.
- Here is a summary of the information:
- ## Superfamily Pteropodoidea
- ### Family Pteropodidae
- * Members of this family are called flying foxes or fruit bats.
- * The family contains 14 genera and 170 extant species.
- * They are found in Southern, southeastern, and eastern Asia, Australia, and Madagascar and nearby islands.
- * They have a size range of 9 cm to 37 cm.
- Some of the genera listed include:
- * Pteropus (flying foxes)
- * Styloctenium (stripe-faced fruit bats)
- * Casinycteris (short-palated bats)
- * Eonycteris (dawn bats)
- * Epomophorus (epauletted bats)
- * Epomops (epauletted fruit bats)
- * Hypsignathus (hammer-headed bats)
- * Megaloglossus (long-tongued fruit bats)
- * Myonycteris (collared fruit bats)
- * Nanonycteris
- * Pilonycteris
- * Plerotes
- * Rousettus (rousette bats)
- * Scotonycteris (tear-drop bats)
- * Stenonycteris
- * Macroglossus (long-tongued fruit bats)
- * Melonycteris
- * Nesonycteris (Solomon Islands blossom bats)
- * Notopteris (long-tailed blossom bats)
- * Syconycteris (blossom bats)
- ## Superfamily Rhinolophoidea
- ### Family Craseonycteridae
- * Members of this family are called craseonycterids.
- * The family contains a single insectivorous species, Kitti's hog-nosed bat.
- ### Family Hipposideridae
- * Members of this family are called hipposiderids or Old World leaf-nosed bats.
- * They are all insectivorous.
- * The family comprises 86 extant species, divided into 7 genera.
- Some of the genera listed include:
- * Anthops (flower-faced bats)
- * Asellia (trident bats)
- * Aselliscus (trident bats)
- * Coelops (tailless leaf-nosed bats)
- * Doryrhina (roundleaf bats)
- * Hipposideros (roundleaf bats)
- * Macronycteris (leaf-nosed bats)
- ### Family Megadermatidae
- * Members of this family are called megadermatids or false vampire bats.
- * They are primarily insectivorous, but will also eat small vertebrates.
- Some of the genera listed include:
- * Cardioderma
- * Eudiscoderma
- * Lavia
- * Lyroderma
- * Macroderma
- * Megaderma
- ### Family Rhinolophidae
- * Members of this family are called rhinolophids or horseshoe bats.
- * They are all insectivorous.
- * The family comprises 92 extant species in a single genus.
- ### Family Rhinonycteridae
- * Members of this family are called rhinonycterids or trident bats.
- * They are all insectivorous.
- Some of the genera listed include:
- * Cloeotis
- * Paratriaenops
- * Rhinonicteris
- * Triaenops
- ### Family Rhinopomatidae
- * Members of this family are called rhinopomatids or mouse-tailed bats.
- * They are all insectivorous.
- ## References
- The references provided include:
- * [[All the Mammals of the World]] (2023)
- * [[Mammal Species of the World]] (2005)
- * [[Walker's Bats of the World]] (1994)
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