title: Thoopterus
text: # Thoopterus
  
  Thoopterus (Latin meaning: ״flying Jackal״) is a genus of megabat. It has two species:
  
  * Swift fruit bat (Thoopterus nigrescens)
  * Suhaniah fruit bat (Thoopterus suhaniahae)
  
  Prior to 2012, it was considered to consist of only one species (T. nigrescens).
  
  