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Thoopterus (Latin meaning: ״flying Jackal״) is a genus of megabat. It has two species:
- Swift fruit bat (Thoopterus nigrescens)
- Suhaniah fruit bat (Thoopterus suhaniahae)[1]
Prior to 2012, it was considered to consist of only one species (T. nigrescens).
References
- ^ Maryanto, Ibnu; Yani, Mohamad; Prijono, Siti Nuramaliati; Wiantoro, Sigit (2012). "A new species of fruit bat (Megachiroptera: Pteropodidae: Thoopterus) from Sulawesi and adjacent islands, Indonesia". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 27: 68. doi:10.18195/issn.0312-3162.27(1).2012.068-084.
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