Cynopterinae

Cynopterinae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Pteropodidae
Subfamily:	Cynopterinae

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The subfamily Cynopterinae ("flying dogs") comprises 24 species of pteropodid bats distributed exclusively in South and Southeast Asia.^[1]

The subfamily contains the following genera:

Aethalops – pygmy fruit bats
Alionycteris
Balionycteris
Chironax
Cynopterus – dog-faced fruit bats, flying dogs or short-nosed fruit bats
Dyacopterus – Dayak fruit bats
Haplonycteris
Latidens
Megaerops
Otopteropus
Penthetor
Ptenochirus – musky fruit bats
Sphaerias
Thoopterus - flying Jackal

References

^ Almeida, Francisca C.; Giannini, Norberto P.; DeSalle, Rob; Simmons, Nancy B. (2009-12-01). "The phylogenetic relationships of cynopterine fruit bats (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae: Cynopterinae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 53 (3): 772–783. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2009.07.035. hdl:11336/74530. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 19660560.

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[1] Almeida, Francisca C.; Giannini, Norberto P.; DeSalle, Rob; Simmons, Nancy B. (2009-12-01). "The phylogenetic relationships of cynopterine fruit bats (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae: Cynopterinae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 53 (3): 772–783. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2009.07.035. hdl:11336/74530. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 19660560.

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