Cynopterus
| Cynopterus | |
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| Lesser short-nosed fruit bat (Cynopterus brachyotis) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Subfamily: | Cynopterinae |
| Genus: | Cynopterus F. Cuvier, 1824 |
| Type species | |
| Pteropus marginatus [1] 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,[2] 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.[3]
Species within this genus are:
- Lesser short-nosed fruit bat (C. brachyotis)
- Horsfield's fruit bat (C. horsfieldii)
- Peters's fruit bat (C. luzoniensis)
- Minute fruit bat (C. minutus)
- Nusatenggara short-nosed fruit bat (C. nusatenggara)
- Greater short-nosed fruit bat (C. sphinx)
- Indonesian short-nosed fruit bat (C. titthaecheilus)
Betacoronavirus
[edit]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.[4]
Surveys conducted by a team led by EcoVerde Global Consulting[5] 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[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ↑ Andersen K. 1912. Catalogue of the chiroptera in the collection of the British Museum. Second edition, British Museum of Natural History.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Home". EcoVerde. Retrieved 2026-08-16.
- ↑ Nijman, Vincent; Sintya, Erly; Sukmadewi, Desak Ketut Tristiana; Kuntayuni; Putri, Sukmasari Triana Gita; Chavez, Jessica; Abdullah, Abdullah; Halbrook, Megan; Harringan, Ryan J.; Merritt, Sydney; Hoff, Nicole A.; Rimoin, Anne W.; Hensley, Lisa (2026-09-15). "Long-term market surveys for live bats in trade in southwestern Indonesia". Science of the Total Environment. 1048 181995. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2026.181995. ISSN 0048-9697. PMID 42468122.
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