Eidolon (bat)
| Eidolon | |
|---|---|
| Straw-coloured fruit bat (Eidolon helvum) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Subfamily: | Eidolinae |
| Genus: | Eidolon Rafinesque, 1815 |
| Type species | |
| Vespertilio vampirus helvus Kerr, 1792 | |
| Species | |
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Eidolon (known as the palm bat) is a genus of megabats in the family Pteropodidae. It contains two species:
- Madagascan fruit bat, Eidolon dupreanum
- Straw-coloured fruit bat, Eidolon helvum