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Notopteris
Genus of bats
Notopteris (long-tailed blossom bat) is a genus of megabats in the family Pteropodidae, and the sole member of the subfamily Notopterisinae. It contains the following species:
- Long-tailed fruit bat, Notopteris macdonaldi (Fiji and Vanuatu)
- New Caledonia blossom bat, Notopteris neocaledonica (New Caledonia)
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