Cynopterinae

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

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

References

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.