Horsfield's fruit bat

Horsfield's fruit bat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
Genus: Cynopterus
Species:
C. horsfieldii
Binomial name
Cynopterus horsfieldii
Gray, 1843
Horsfield's fruit bat range

Horsfield's fruit bat (Cynopterus horsfieldii) is a species of megabat native to South East Asia. It is named for Thomas Horsfield, an American naturalist who presented the type specimen to the British Museum.

  1. ^ Bates, P.; Francis, C.; Gumal, M.; Bumrungsri, S. (2019). "Cynopterus horsfieldii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T6104A22113239. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T6104A22113239.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.