Cynopterinae

The subfamily Cynopterinae ("flying dogs") comprises 24 species of pteropodid bats distributed exclusively in South and Southeast Asia.

The subfamily contains the following genera:


 * Aethalops – pygmy fruit bats
 * Alionycteris
 * Balionycteris
 * Chironax
 * Cynopterus – dog-faced fruit bats, flying dogs or short-nosed fruit bats
 * Dyacopterus – Dayak fruit bats
 * Haplonycteris
 * Latidens
 * Megaerops
 * Otopteropus
 * Penthetor
 * Ptenochirus – musky fruit bats
 * Sphaerias
 * Thoopterus - flying Jackal