The complete mitochondrial genome of an old world fruit bat Sphaerias blanfordi (Pteropodidae)

Abstract

Sphaerias blanfordi Thomas is the single species of the genus Sphaerias Thomas in the family Pteropodidae. To better determine its phylogenetic location with respect to the related Pteropodidae species, the complete mitochondrial genome of S. blanfordi was sequenced. The whole genome is 16,926 bp in length. The overall GC content of the whole genome is 40.7%. Further, maximum-likelihood phylogenetic analyse was conducted using 11 complete mitochondrial genomes of the Pteropodidae, which support close relationship between S. blanfordi and Cynopterus brachyotis or C. sphinx.

Keywords

• sphaerias blanfordi
• mitochondrial genome
• phylogenetic analysis