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Despite the Indian government classifying bats as vermin in the Indian Wildlife Protection Act, the Indian flying fox is sacred in India. In the Puliangulam village in India, a banyan tree in the middle of local agriculture fields is home to a colony of 500 Indian flying foxes. The bats are protected by the local spirit "Muniyandi", and the ...
Bats of India — native to this country of South Asia. Pages in category "Bats of India" The following 61 pages are in this category, out of 61 total.
Ghatigaon Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary situated at Ghatigaon in India. Ghatigaon covers 511.0 km² in Madhya Pradesh state, west of the city of Gwalior. [1] It extends to Tigra Dam, and includes part of the reservoir. It was established in 1981 to protect habitat of the great Indian bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps).
[5] [6] Newborn bats weigh about 13.5 g (0.48 oz) and have a wingspan of 24 cm (9.4 in). By the time of weaning at 4 weeks of age, young bats weigh 25 g (0.88 oz) and have wings spanning 36 cm (14 in). Female short-nosed fruit bats reach sexual maturity at 5–6 months of age, but males are not capable of breeding until they are a year old. [7]
The Kolar leaf-nosed bat is placed in the "bicolor" species group, which is characterized by the absence of secondary leaflets on their nose-leaves and a forearm length of 33–44 mm (1.3–1.7 in). [3] It is most closely related to Cantor's roundleaf bat and the fawn leaf-nosed bat; these three species form a clade in the genus Hipposideros. [4]
The bat has also been recorded in Kachin state in Myanmar. [3] The bat has a wide but patchy distribution through a variety of habitats. Despite its wide distribution, the bat is known only from a few locations in India and Sri Lanka. In Sri Lanka, the bat is known from the southern dry zone, lower foothills and wet zone hills. It is found up ...
Pteropus (suborder Yinpterochiroptera) is a genus of megabats which are among the largest bats in the world. They are commonly known as fruit bats or flying foxes , among other colloquial names. They live in South Asia , Southeast Asia , Australia , East Africa , and some oceanic islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. [ 3 ]
The Old World leaf-nosed bats. Genus Anthops [45] Flower-faced bat (Anthops ornatus) Genus Asellia [45] Arabian trident bat (Asellia arabica) [55]