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Spectacled Flying-fox
Pteropus conspicillatus Gould, 1850
Pteropus conspicillatus, the spectacled flying fox, is a large forest-dwelling fruit bat that produces one pup per year.
Black Flying-fox
Pteropus alecto Temminck, 1837
Pteropus alecto, the black flying fox, is a large bat native to parts of Australia, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, that breeds annually to produce one young.
Pacific Flying-fox
Pteropus tonganus Quoy & Gaimard, 1830
Pteropus tonganus, the insular flying fox, is a color-varying bat widespread across Polynesian islands in varied forest and plantation habitats.
Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Cynopterus sphinx (Vahl, 1797)
Cynopterus sphinx, the greater short-nosed fruit bat, is a South and Southeast Asian bat that builds simple tent nests.
Lesser Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Cynopterus brachyotis (Müller, 1838)
Cynopterus brachyotis, the lesser short-nosed fruit bat, is a widely distributed fruit bat species with polygynous reproduction and male parental care.
Lesser Dawn Bat
Eonycteris spelaea (Dobson, 1871)
Eonycteris spelaea, the cave nectar bat, is a nectar-feeding Southeast Asian bat important for pollinating many commercial crops.
Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat
Epomophorus wahlbergi (Sundevall, 1846)
Wahlberg's epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus wahlbergi) is a megabat found across southern Africa with distinct male traits.
Gambian Epauletted Fruit Bat
Epomophorus gambianus (Ogilby, 1835)
The Gambian epauletted fruit bat is an African megabat species facing threats most significantly from habitat destruction.
Peters's Epauletted Fruit Bat
Epomophorus crypturus Peters, 1852
Epomophorus crypturus, or Peters's epauletted fruit bat, is a fruit- and nectar-eating bat native to Southern Africa, currently ranked as least concern by the IUCN.
Hammer-headed Fruit Bat
Hypsignathus monstrosus H.Allen, 1861
The hammer-headed bat (Hypsignathus monstrosus) is mainland Africa's largest bat, noted for extreme sexual dimorphism and specialized vocal mating adaptations.
Egyptian Rousette
Rousettus aegyptiacus (E.Geoffroy, 1810)
Rousettus aegyptiacus (Egyptian fruit bat) is a medium-sized megabat with a wide range and specific breeding and life cycle traits.
Leschenault’s Rousette
Rousettus leschenaultii (Desmarest, 1820)
Leschenault's rousette (Rousettus leschenaultii) is a fruit-eating megabat found from Iran to parts of Southeast Asia, living in varied habitats.
Straw-coloured Fruit Bat
Eidolon helvum (Kerr, 1792)
Eidolon helvum, the straw-coloured fruit bat, is a large social African fruit bat that pollinates plants and disperses tree seeds.
Madagascan Fruit Bat
Eidolon dupreanum (Pollen, 1866)
Eidolon dupreanum, the Madagascan fruit bat, is a Vulnerable Pteropodidae species endemic to Madagascar.
Queensland Tube-nosed Fruit Bat
Nyctimene robinsoni Thomas, 1904
Nyctimene robinsoni is a spotted fruit bat that lives along Australia's east coast, the only Nyctimene bat on mainland Australia.
Lesser Long-tongued Fruit Bat
Macroglossus minimus (E.Geoffroy, 1810)
Macroglossus minimus, the long-tongued nectar bat, is a small megabat found across Southeast Asia and Oceania that feeds on nectar and pollen.
Egyptian Slit-faced Bat
Nycteris thebaica E.Geoffroy, 1818
Nycteris thebaica, the Egyptian slit-faced bat, is a small bat found across Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and one recorded site in Europe.
lesser sheath-tailed bat
Emballonura monticola Temminck, 1838
Emballonura monticola, the lesser sheath-tailed bat, is a sac-winged bat found across parts of Southeast Asia.
Greater Sac-winged Bat
Saccopteryx bilineata (Temminck, 1838)
The greater sac-winged bat is a common Central and South American bat, the first non-primate mammal known to babble.
Lesser Sac-winged Bat
Saccopteryx leptura (Schreber, 1774)
Saccopteryx leptura, the lesser white-lined bat, is a small sexually dimorphic New World bat that forages in tree canopies.
Lesser Dog-like Bat
Peropteryx macrotis (Wagner, 1843)
Peropteryx macrotis, the lesser dog-like bat, is the smallest dog-like bat species found from southern Mexico to parts of South America.
Northern Ghost Bat
Diclidurus albus Wied-Neuwied, 1820
Diclidurus albus, the northern ghost bat, is a medium-sized neotropical emballonurid bat with distinctive pale fur and a central uropatagium gland.
Chestnut Sac-winged Bat
Cormura brevirostris (Wagner, 1843)
Chestnut sac-winged bat (Cormura brevirostris) is a small bat found in Neotropical moist lowland forests with unique male wing sac placement.
Gray Sac-winged Bat
Balantiopteryx plicata Peters, 1867
The gray sac-winged bat is an insectivorous Emballonuridae species found across dry regions from Mexico to northern Colombia.
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