• Thumbnail for D'Anchieta's fruit bat
    D'Anchieta's fruit bat or D'Anchieta's epauletted bat (Plerotes anchietae) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is the only species...
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  • Thumbnail for Livingstone's fruit bat
    Livingstone's fruit bat (Pteropus livingstonii), also called the Comoro flying fox, is a megabat in the genus Pteropus. It is an Old World fruit bat found only...
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  • Thumbnail for Dayak fruit bat
    The dayak fruit bat or dyak fruit bat (Dyacopterus spadiceus) is a relatively rare frugivorous megabat species found only on the Sunda Shelf of southeast...
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  • Thumbnail for Mariana fruit bat
    The Mariana fruit bat (Pteropus mariannus), also known as the Mariana flying fox, and the fanihi in Chamorro, is a megabat found only in the Mariana Islands...
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  • Thumbnail for Giant golden-crowned flying fox
    golden-crowned flying fox (Acerodon jubatus), also known as the golden-capped fruit bat, is a species of megabat endemic to the Philippines. Since its description...
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  • Thumbnail for Straw-coloured fruit bat
    The straw-coloured fruit bat (Eidolon helvum) is a large fruit bat that is the most widely distributed of all the African megabats. It is quite common...
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  • Thumbnail for Luzon fruit bat
    The Luzon fruit bat (Otopteropus cartilagonodus) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is the only species within the genus Otopteropus...
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  • Thumbnail for Philippine naked-backed fruit bat
    The Philippine naked-backed fruit bat or Philippine bare-backed fruit bat (Dobsonia chapmani) is a megabat that mostly lives on Negros Island. Two small...
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  • Thumbnail for Indian flying fox
    Indian flying fox (Pteropus medius), also known as the greater Indian fruit bat, is a species of flying fox native to the Indian subcontinent. It is one...
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  • Thumbnail for Salim Ali's fruit bat
    Salim Ali's fruit bat (Latidens salimalii) is a rare megabat species in the monotypic genus Latidens. It was first collected by Angus Hutton, a planter...
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  • Thumbnail for Mauritian flying fox
    (Pteropus niger), also known as Greater Mascarene flying fox or Mauritius fruit bat is a large megabat species endemic to Mauritius and La Réunion. The split...
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  • Thumbnail for Horsfield's fruit bat
    Horsfield's fruit bat (Cynopterus horsfieldii) is a species of megabat native to South East Asia. It is named for Thomas Horsfield, an American naturalist...
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  • Thumbnail for São Tomé collared fruit bat
    The São Tomé collared fruit bat (Myonycteris brachycephala) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe...
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  • Thumbnail for Ryukyu flying fox
    The Ryukyu flying fox or Ryukyu fruit bat (Pteropus dasymallus) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Japan, Taiwan, and...
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  • Thumbnail for Madagascan fruit bat
    The Madagascan fruit bat (Eidolon dupreanum) is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to Madagascar and is listed as "Vulnerable"...
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  • Thumbnail for Gambian epauletted fruit bat
    The Gambian epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus gambianus) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon...
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  • Thumbnail for Seychelles fruit bat
    The Seychelles fruit bat or Seychelles flying fox (Pteropus seychellensis) is a megabat found on the granitic islands of Seychelles, and on the Comoros...
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  • Thumbnail for Hammer-headed bat
    The hammer-headed bat (Hypsignathus monstrosus), also known as hammer-headed fruit bat, big-lipped bat, and hammerhead bat, is a megabat widely distributed...
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  • Thumbnail for Spotted-winged fruit bat
    The spotted-winged fruit bat (Balionycteris maculata) is the smallest megabat in the world. It inhabits forests in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand...
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  • Thumbnail for Black-capped fruit bat
    The black-capped fruit bat (Chironax melanocephalus) is a species of megabat in the monotypic genus Chironax. Seven specimens of C. melanocephalus were...
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  • Thumbnail for Sulawesi stripe-faced fruit bat
    The Wallace's or Sulawesi stripe-faced fruit bat (Styloctenium wallacei) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to Sulawesi...
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  • Thumbnail for Small-toothed fruit bat
    The small-toothed fruit bat or small-toothed Flying fox (Neopteryx frosti) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is the only species...
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  • Thumbnail for Samoa flying fox
    groups. This bat is mostly diurnal, making foraging expeditions in early mornings and late afternoons. The diet consists mainly of fruit but leaves, flowers...
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    in the family Pteropodidae. The common blossom bat feeds mostly on nectar and pollen rather than fruit. It is one of eight Pteropodidae species on mainland...
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  • Thumbnail for Sulawesi harpy fruit bat
    The Sulawesi harpy fruit bat (Harpyionycteris celebensis) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to Indonesia where it is found...
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  • Thumbnail for Angolan rousette
    The Angolan fruit bat, Angolan rousette or silky bat (Myonycteris angolensis) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Angola...
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    Epomops (category Fruit bat stubs)
    Epomops is a genus of bat in the family Pteropodidae. It contains the following species: Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat, Epomops buettikoferi Franquet's...
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  • Thumbnail for Dusky fruit bat
    The dusky fruit bat (Penthetor lucasi) is a species of bat found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore. Dusky fruit bats are species found in...
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    Megabat (redirect from Fruit bat)
    fruit bat, Peters's epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus crypturus), the hammer-headed bat, the straw-colored fruit bat, the little collared fruit bat (Myonycteris...
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  • Thumbnail for Rodrigues flying fox
    flying fox or Rodrigues fruit bat (Pteropus rodricensis) is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae, the flying foxes or fruit bats. It is endemic to...
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