Family Pteropodidae Gray, 1821

* Pteropidae Gray, 1821: 299 .

For the correct formation on the family name, see Handley (1980).

The most recent suprageneric division of the Pteropodidae is the one presented by Almeida et al. (2016: 83), who recognize two subfamilies with representatives on the African continent: Rousettinae (subdivided into seven tribes: Rousettini: Rousettus; Eonycterini: Eonycteris; Scotonycterini: Scotonycteris, Casinycteris; Epomophorini: Epomophorus, Epomops, Hypsignathus, Nanonycteris, Micropteropus; Stenonycterini: Stenonycteris; Myonycterini: Myonycteris [including Lissonycteris], Megaloglossus; Plerotini: Plerotes), and Eidolinae (Eidolon) .