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Fruit bats, also known as flying foxes or megabats, are the 197 species of bats that make up the suborder Megachiroptera, found throughout the tropics of Africa, Asia, and Oceania, of which 186 are extant.
The Egyptian fruit bat is frugivorous, consuming mostly fruit, [19] and leaves. [3] It leaves its roost at dusk to begin foraging. [2] The Egyptian fruit bat has a flexible diet, consuming any soft, pulpy fruit from fruiting trees, comprising Persian lilacs, loquat, figs, and wild dates. [19]
It is among the heaviest of all bat species, with individuals weighing up to 1.40 kg (3.1 lb). The only bat species known to weigh more than the giant golden-crowned flying fox are the Indian flying fox (Pteropus medius) and great flying fox (Pteropus neohibernicus), with a maximum weight of 1.6 kg (3.5 lb) and 1.45 kg (3.2 lb) respectively.
Campo-Ma’an fruit bat (Casinycteris campomaanensis) [37] Pohle's fruit bat (Casinycteris ophiodon) Genus Epomophorus [38] Angolan epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus angolensis) Ansell's epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus anselli) Peters's epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus crypturus) Dobson's epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus dobsonii)
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 straw-coloured fruit bat is the most widely distributed fruit bat in Africa, and perhaps the world. It appears mainly in Africa, mostly among the sub-Saharan climates, in many forest and savanna zones, and around the southwestern Arabian peninsula. It can also be found in urban areas and at altitudes up to 2,000 m (6,600 ft).
The Egyptian fruit bat is the only megabat whose range is mostly in the Palearctic realm; [113] it and the straw-colored fruit bat are the only species found in the Middle East. [113] [114] The northernmost extent of the Egyptian fruit bat's range is the northeastern Mediterranean. [113] In East Asia, megabats are found only in China and Japan.
Dobsonia is a genus of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. [1] It contains the following 14 species: [2] Genus Dobsonia. Andersen's naked-backed fruit bat, Dobsonia anderseni ...