Cynopterus

Cynopterus
Lesser short-nosed fruit bat (Cynopterus brachyotis)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
Subfamily: Cynopterinae
Genus: Cynopterus
F. Cuvier, 1824
Type species
Pteropus marginatus
Geoffroy, 1810
Species

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Cynopterus (Latin meaning: ״flying dog״) is a genus of megabats. The cynopterine section is represented by 11 genera, five of which occur in Malaysia, namely, Chironax, Balionycteris, Penthetor, Dyacopterus, and Cynopterus. About 30 names for Cynopterus species have been proposed, but only 16 are taxonomically valid forms.

Species within this genus are:

Betacoronavirus

During a survey of Cynopterus brachyotis, it was uncovered that a bat coronavirus (Betacoronavirus) is closely related to the bat coronavirus Rousettus bat coronavirus HKU9 species found in Leschenault's rousette which was discovered in the Guangdong and Yunnan provinces.

Surveys conducted by a team led by EcoVerde Global Consulting showed a stable long-term trade of these bats for traditional medicine in Sumatra, Java and Bali. Higher numbers per capita were found in economically less affluent areas and cities with larger Christian populations

References

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  2. ↑ Andersen K. 1912. Catalogue of the chiroptera in the collection of the British Museum. Second edition, British Museum of Natural History.
  3. ↑ Kitchener DJ, Maharadatunkamsi. 1991. Description of a new species of Cynopterus (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) from Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Research Western Australian Museum 15(2):307-363.
  4. ↑ Lim, Xiao Fang; Lee, Chengfa Benjamin; Pascoe, Sarah Marie; How, Choon Beng; Chan, Sharon; Tan, Jun Hao; Yang, Xinglou; Zhou, Peng; Shi, Zhengli; Sessions, October M.; Wang, Lin-Fa (2019-10-01). "Detection and characterization of a novel bat-borne coronavirus in Singapore using multiple molecular approaches". Journal of General Virology. 100 (10): 1363–1374. doi:10.1099/jgv.0.001307. ISSN 0022-1317. PMC 7079695. PMID 31418677.
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