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The 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 of the largest bats in the world. It is of interest as a disease vector, as it is capable of transmitting several viruses to humans.
The greater short-nosed fruit bat is gregarious, and typically roosts in same-sex groups of eight to nine individuals. The sexes remain separate until the mating season, when group size increases. They are polygynous and 6–10 males and 10–15 females usually share palm-frond tents during the breeding season. [ 3 ]
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]
Andersen's naked-backed fruit bat: D. anderseni Thomas, 1914: a LC: Beaufort's naked-backed fruit bat: D. beauforti Bergmans, 1975: a LC: Philippine naked-backed fruit bat: D. chapmani Rabor, 1975: e CR: Halmahera naked-backed fruit bat: D. crenulata Andersen, 1908: a LC: Biak naked-backed fruit bat: D. emersa Bergmans and Sarbini, 1985: c VU
Least horseshoe bat; Least pipistrelle; Leschenault's rousette; Lesser Asiatic yellow bat; Lesser bamboo bat; Lesser false vampire bat; Lesser mouse-tailed bat; Lesser short-nosed fruit bat; Little Nepalese horseshoe bat
The large flying fox (Pteropus vampyrus, formerly Pteropus giganteus), also known as the greater flying fox, Malayan flying fox, Malaysian flying fox, large fruit bat, kalang, or kalong, is a southeast Asian species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. [3]
Brown fruit-eating bat. A. concolor Peters, 1865: Northern South America: Size: Habitat: Forest [122] LC Unknown [122] Dark fruit-eating bat. A. obscurus Schinz, 1821: South America: Size: Habitat: Forest and savanna [123] LC Unknown [123] Ecuadorian fruit-eating bat. A. aequatorialis K. Andersen, 1906: Northwestern South America Size: Habitat ...
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 and naturalist in the High Wavy Mountains in the Western Ghats of Theni district , Tamil Nadu in South India in 1948.