Macroglossinae (Chiroptera)

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Macroglossinae

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Suborder:	Megachiroptera
Family:	Pteropodidae
Subfamily:	Macroglossinae

Genera

Macroglossus (long-tongued fruit bats)
Eonycteris (dawn fruit bats)
Syconycteris (blossom bats)
Melonycteris
Notopteris (long-tailed fruit bats)

The megabat subfamily Macroglossinae is a small group comprising only 5 genera. The name "Macroglossinae" also happens to be shared by a subfamily of the moth family Sphingidae, a situation which the international taxonomic community has yet to rectify.^{[citation needed]}