"Sulawesi rousette The Sulawesi rousette (""Rousettus celebensis"") is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae endemic to Sulawesi, an island in Indonesia. ""Rousettus celebensis"" is a fruit-eating bat; it has big wings which allow it to carry heavy loads and also make it a good seed disperser. Its diet consists of large seeds, an uncommon feature, compared to other frugivorous bats. ""R. celebensis"" has a unique digestive system which allows it to digest certain seeds or seed coats or both. The tibia of ""R. celebensis"" is covered in dense fur. Its antitragal lobe is fairly reduced. The bony arch"
"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 Asia, specifically the Malay Peninsula south of the Isthmus of Kra, and the islands of Borneo and Sumatra. There are three species in the genus ""Dyacopterus"": ""D. spadiceus"", ""D. brooksi"" and ""D. rickarti"". All are found in the forests of Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines. Few specimens of any of the three species exist, due not only to their rarity, but also because they rarely enter the subcanopy of the forest where"
"is a typical fruit bat with long, naked ears, forearms modified for flight and short hind legs with claws. There are white facial markings, each with a dark brown margin; a streak on the rostrum, a spot on the cheek, another at the angle of the jaw, a patch over the eye, a band across the upper lip and a patch on the chin. The only other known species of the genus ""Styloctenium"", ""S. mindorensis"", is differentiated by its multicusped lower and upper canine teeth. The Sulawesi stripe-faced fruit bat is native to the island of Sulawesi in the Greater"
"Woodlark Islands. It is an IUCN Red List Near threatened species, due to its small range size of under , and because the quality of its habitat is declining from deforestation. Panniet naked-backed fruit bat The Panniet naked-backed fruit bat (""Dobsonia pannietensis""), also known as the De Vis's Bare-backed Fruit Bat and Panaeati Bare-backed Fruit Bat, is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It roosts in groups, within caves and tree hollows. The bat is endemic to the Louisiade Archipelago, D'Entrecasteaux Islands archipelago, and Trobriand Islands, within Milne Bay Province of southeastern Papua New Guinea. It is found"
"Panniet naked-backed fruit bat The Panniet naked-backed fruit bat (""Dobsonia pannietensis""), also known as the De Vis's Bare-backed Fruit Bat and Panaeati Bare-backed Fruit Bat, is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It roosts in groups, within caves and tree hollows. The bat is endemic to the Louisiade Archipelago, D'Entrecasteaux Islands archipelago, and Trobriand Islands, within Milne Bay Province of southeastern Papua New Guinea. It is found at elevations from sea level to . It has been recorded from Fergusson Island, Goodenough Island, Normanby Island, Misima Island, Panaeati Island, Rossel Island, Tagula Island (Sudest island), Kiriwina island, and"
"digits lack claws, unlike flying foxes. Its wings attach at the back along the spine rather than along the sides of the body. The bare-backed fruit bat is a seasonal breeder, with the mating season from April to June. Females give birth from mid-August through November. The bare-backed fruit bat is found in Indonesia, East Timor, Papua New Guinea, and Australia. It has been documented from above sea level. As of 2016, it is considered a least-concern species by the IUCN. It meets the criteria for this assessment because it has a wide geographic range, and it is locally abundant."
"similar type has been tested as being 17,500 years old, making the rock art older and maybe dating to the last ice age, some twenty to twenty-five thousand years ago. The Sulawesi stripe-faced fruit bat is common in some areas of the island but rare in others. Much of the primary forest on Sulawesi has been cleared for agriculture, and the population of the bat is thought to be declining, and it may be hunted in some areas. For these reasons, the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being ""near threatened"". It is present"
"specimen in Sulawesi in Indonesia. Although Wallace was sure that the specimen he had found was a new species, his announcement was met with scepticism, and others thought the bat was a juvenile masked flying fox (""Pteropus personatus""). In 1899, the bat was moved to the new genus ""Styloctenium"" by the German zoologist Paul Matschie. This genus was believed to be monotypic, but in 2007, a single bat found on the island of Mindoro in the Philippines was described by Jacob Esselstyn and added to the genus as ""Styloctenium mindorensis"", the Mindoro stripe-faced fruit bat. The Sulawesi stripe-faced fruit bat"
"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 collected from the lowland forest at Kubah and Lambir, and beach forest at Samunsam, Sarawak, Borneo. The specimen that was mist-netted in Kubah National Park on 12 July 1995 was a first record for Sarawak (Abdullah et al. 1997). According to Payne et al. (1985) the distribution of C. melanocephalus in Borneo is only known from Sepilok in Sabah and Temburong in Brunei. The range includes Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java and Sulawesi (Payne et"
"Andersen's naked-backed fruit bat Andersen's naked-backed fruit bat or Andersen's bare-backed fruit bat (""Dobsonia anderseni"") is a large cave-dwelling species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to the Bismarck Archipelago including the Admiralty Islands in Papua New Guinea. It was described as a new species in 1914 by British zoologist Oldfield Thomas. The holotype used to described the species had been collected by Albert Stewart Meek and his brother-in-law, Albert Frederic Eichhorn, in October 1913. The eponym for the species name """"anderseni"""" is Danish mammalogist Knud Andersen. Of Andersen, Thomas wrote: ""I have named the species in"
"Sulawesi flying fox The Sulawesi flying fox or Sulawesi fruit bat (""Acerodon celebensis"") is a species of megabat endemic to Indonesia. It is classified as ""Vulnerable"" by the IUCN due to unsustainable levels of hunting. The species is endemic to the Sulawesi, Buton, and several smaller Indonesian islands (Mangole, Sanana, Siau, Sangihe, Selayar). It prefers lowland habitats with an elevation of up to 1,500 m asl. The Sulawesi flying fox is a frugivore, feeding preferentially on coconuts and breadfruits. The species roosts in trees—often in mangrove forests—and is somewhat sensitive to human disturbance. Roosting sites may be shared with the"
"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 populations were also found on Cebu Island in the Philippines. Like other bare-backed fruit bats, its wings meet along the midline of their bodies, making it a very agile flier. It roosted in caves, in areas where little light penetrated the gloom. It was so abundant once that it left piles of guano, which were used by miners as fertiliser. By the mid-1980s, the lowland forest was replaced by sugar cane plantations and"
"Biak roundleaf bat The Biak roundleaf bat or Geelvinck Bay leaf-nosed bat (""Hipposideros papua"") is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is endemic to the Biak Islands (Schouten Islands) and Cenderawasih Bay (Geelvinck Bay) area of Papua Province, located in Western New Guinea, Indonesia. It was described as a new species in 1886 by British zoologist Oldfield Thomas and Italian naturalist Giacomo Doria. They initially placed it in the now-defunct genus ""Phyllorhina"", with the scientific name ""Phyllorhina papua"". Its species name """"papua"""" references Papua New Guinea where Odoardo Beccari collected the holotype. It has a forearm length"
"Spectacled flying fox The spectacled flying fox (""Pteropus conspicillatus""), also known as the spectacled fruit bat, is a megabat that lives in Australia's north-eastern regions of Queensland. It is also found in New Guinea and on the offshore islands including Woodlark Island, Alcester Island, Kiriwina, and Halmahera. The spectacled flying fox was listed as a threatened species under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act of 1991. They were considered vulnerable due to a significant decline in numbers as a result of loss of their prime feeding habitat and secluded camp sites. It has also been reported that spectacled"
"of habitat disturbance; and its population trend appears to be stable or increasing. Threats to this species include overharvesting for bushmeat or disturbance of the caves where it roosts during the day. Andersen's naked-backed fruit bat Andersen's naked-backed fruit bat or Andersen's bare-backed fruit bat (""Dobsonia anderseni"") is a large cave-dwelling species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to the Bismarck Archipelago including the Admiralty Islands in Papua New Guinea. It was described as a new species in 1914 by British zoologist Oldfield Thomas. The holotype used to described the species had been collected by Albert Stewart"
"brown, blackish chestnut, or chesnut-brown. Individuals weigh approximately . It is native to Southeast Asia where it is found in Indonesia and the Philippines. It has been found at elevations up to above sea level. As of 2016, it is evaluated as a data deficient species by the IUCN. It meets the criteria for this classification because there is a lack of data on its population size, possible threats it faces, and its ecology. Sulawesi free-tailed bat The Sulawesi free-tailed bat (""Mops sarasinorum"") is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Indonesia and the Philippines."
"from the Hawaiian National Tropical Botanical Garden in Kalaheo, and Oliver Sacks from Albert Einstein College in New York, found the bats consumed large quantities of cycad seeds, and – like some eagles, which were shown to build up levels of the pesticide DDT in fat tissue – probably accumulate the toxins to dangerous levels. Paniki is an exotic dish of Minahasan from North Sulawesi made from fruit bat. Soups, stews and curries using bat meat are prepared. In Palau, bat soup is considered a delicacy. Fruit bats are used in a Palauan soup that includes coconut milk, spices and"
"Conservation of Chiropterans in Kayan Mentarang National Park, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Sarawak Museum Journal 79: 251-265. 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 collected from the lowland forest at Kubah and Lambir, and beach forest at Samunsam, Sarawak, Borneo. The specimen that was mist-netted in Kubah National Park on 12 July 1995 was a first record for Sarawak (Abdullah et al. 1997). According to Payne et al. (1985) the distribution of C. melanocephalus in Borneo is only known from Sepilok in Sabah"
"Black-bellied fruit bat The black-bellied fruit bat (""Melonycteris melanops"") is a species of order Chiroptera in the family Pteropodidae. Black-bellied fruit bats are endemic to the subtropical or tropical Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea. They range from sea level up to 1,600 m. Adult bats maintain a home range between 0.5 and 9.2 ha, and a core feeding area of 1 to 9 trees with active florescence. These bats enjoy the rare advantage of thriving in the changes that humans have brought to its habitat. Most of these bats now live and eat in the banana trees of the"
"as a flagship species in many areas in which it lives. In 2013, Bat Conservation International listed this species as one of the 35 species of its worldwide priority list of conservation. 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 populations were also found on Cebu Island in the Philippines. Like other bare-backed fruit bats, its wings meet along the midline of their bodies, making it a very agile flier. It roosted in caves, in areas where little light penetrated the"
"Geoffroy's rousette Geoffroy's rousette (""Rousettus amplexicaudatus"") is a species of megabat or Old World fruit bats. It is one of 10 species in the genus ""Rousettus"". Geoffroy's rousette occurs throughout Southeast Asia and in the Malesia region of Oceania, in Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia, the island of Borneo, East Timor, the Philippines, the Solomon Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, and Papua New Guinea. Like other fruit bats, ""R. amplexicaudatus"" has sensitive hearing and sense of smell and good eyesight which helps it to manoeuvre well during flight, specifically at night. What makes it different from other fruit bats is"
"fruit bats. Its wide geographical range includes Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, southern Philippines, Java, Borneo, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and northern Australia. In Borneo, it had been recorded from Kota Kinabalu, Sepilok, Sukau, and Tawau in Sabah; Bandar Seri Begawan in Brunei; Bario, Niah and Bako in Sarawak; Gunung Kenepi, Kutai, and Sungai Tengah in Kalimantan. ""M. minimus"" has not been recorded in flocks, which suggest they live in small group or alone. It feeds on nectar and pollen, which it can obtain from mangroves and banana flowers in Malaysia. Ecologically, the long-tongued nectar bat plays a major role as"
"Tailless fruit bat The tailless fruit bat (""Megaerops ecaudatus"") is a species of fruit bat in the family Pteropodidae. Individuals have been found in the lowland primary forest at Poring in Sabah and Taleban in Thailand, Bario highland and secondary forest of Balui, both in Sarawak. ""M. ecaudatus"" ranges in the primary forest and open habitat from Thailand, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra; Kinabalu, Danum, Tawau, and Tenom in Sabah; Temburong and Tasik Merimbun in Brunei; Bario in Sarawak; to Kapuas and Kutai in Kalimantan. Two males and two females have been captured in various habitats. An adult female was collected"
"feeding on termite swarms when available. Naked-rumped pouched bat The naked-rumped pouched bat (""Saccolaimus saccolaimus""), also known as pouched tomb bat, is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae. It is found in Australia, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and possibly Myanmar. The animal is known as පැස් පිරි-වවුලා (paes piri wawulaa) in Sinhala. Head and body length is 8–9 cm. Forearm 7 cm. Wingspan 45 cm. ""S. saccolaimus"" or ""T. saccolaimus"" (Payne et al., 1985) have dark-reddish brown or blackish brown upperparts which are irregularly marked with white"
"be a primitive form of the pteropodidae. Black-bellied fruit bat The black-bellied fruit bat (""Melonycteris melanops"") is a species of order Chiroptera in the family Pteropodidae. Black-bellied fruit bats are endemic to the subtropical or tropical Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea. They range from sea level up to 1,600 m. Adult bats maintain a home range between 0.5 and 9.2 ha, and a core feeding area of 1 to 9 trees with active florescence. These bats enjoy the rare advantage of thriving in the changes that humans have brought to its habitat. Most of these bats now live and"
"leopard had been recorded here. Batu Islands The Batu Islands are an archipelago of Indonesia located in the Indian Ocean, off the west coast of Sumatra, between Nias and Siberut. The three primary islands, of approximately equal size, are Pini, Tanahmasa, and Tanahbala. There are forty-eight smaller islands, of which the largest are Sipika, Simuk, Bodjo, Telo and Sigata; less than half are inhabited. The total land area of the seven administrative districts is 1,206.6 km. The islands are governed as a part of South Nias regency within North Sumatra province. In Indonesian and Malay, ""batu"" means ""rock"" or ""stone""."
"IUCN due to continuing concerns about the species' taxonomic validity. Nendo tube-nosed fruit bat The Nendo or Santa Cruz tube-nosed fruit bat (""Nyctimene sanctacrucis"") is a megabat from the Santa Cruz Group of the Solomon Islands, near the eastern limit of the distribution of tube-nosed fruit bats. It has tube-like nostrils and a wingspan of about 40 cm. The species is known from a single female specimen collected in the late 19th century and donated to the Australian Museum, Sydney, in 1892. It apparently was last seen on the island of Nendo in 1907. It has previously been treated as"
"its habitat but the IUCN suggests there is a need to protect roosting sites. Maluku myotis The Maluku myotis (""Myotis moluccarum""), also commonly known as the Arafura large-footed bat, is a species of mouse-eared bat. Native to Indonesia, and possibly New Guinea and northern Australia, it one of several species known as ""fishing bats"" because they catch their prey on the surface of water, scooping it up with their large feet. ""M. moluccarum"" has large ears and feet. The fur on the dorsal surface of the body is gray-brown to rust while the underparts are cinnamon-brown. The wing membranes are"
"is found on the Andaman Islands; ""C. b. cylonensis"" in Sri Lanka; ""C. b. concolor"" in Enggano; ""C. b. hoffetti"" in Vietnam; ""C. b. insularum"" on the Kangean Islands; ""C. b. javanicus"" on Java; and ""C. b. minutus"" on Nias. Lesser short-nosed fruit bats are free of terrestrial predation because of their ability to fly. Some human cultures consume them as a delicacy. They play important roles in plant pollination. Plants such as bananas, avocados, dates, mangoes and peaches, and depend on them for seed dispersal. The bats are considered to be crop pests since they consume and damage fruit."
"Sulawesi free-tailed bat The Sulawesi free-tailed bat (""Mops sarasinorum"") is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Indonesia and the Philippines. It was described as a new species in 1899 by German biologist Christian Erich Hermann von Meyer. Von Meyer placed it in the now-defunct genus ""Nyctinomus"" with a binomial of ""N. sarasinorum"". The eponym for the species name """"sarasinorum"""" was Paul and Fritz Sarasin, a pair of Swiss cousins who conducted a research expedition in Sulawesi. It has a forearm length of approximately . Its fur color is variable, with individuals documented with blackish"
"Black flying fox The black flying fox or black fruit bat (""Pteropus alecto"") is a bat in the family Pteropodidae. It is among the largest bats in the world, but is considerably smaller than the largest species in its genus, ""Pteropus"". The black flying fox is native to Australia, Papua New Guinea, and Indonesia. It is not a threatened species. Juvenile specimens of this species from Moa Island in Torres Strait have been described as a separate species, ""Pteropus banakrisi"". This supposed species was known as the ""Torresian flying fox"" or ""Moa Island fruit bat"". The black flying fox has"
"both in the lowlands and on mountains up to 3,000 m in Thailand. Tailless fruit bat The tailless fruit bat (""Megaerops ecaudatus"") is a species of fruit bat in the family Pteropodidae. Individuals have been found in the lowland primary forest at Poring in Sabah and Taleban in Thailand, Bario highland and secondary forest of Balui, both in Sarawak. ""M. ecaudatus"" ranges in the primary forest and open habitat from Thailand, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra; Kinabalu, Danum, Tawau, and Tenom in Sabah; Temburong and Tasik Merimbun in Brunei; Bario in Sarawak; to Kapuas and Kutai in Kalimantan. Two males and"
"Naked-rumped pouched bat The naked-rumped pouched bat (""Saccolaimus saccolaimus""), also known as pouched tomb bat, is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae. It is found in Australia, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and possibly Myanmar. The animal is known as පැස් පිරි-වවුලා (paes piri wawulaa) in Sinhala. Head and body length is 8–9 cm. Forearm 7 cm. Wingspan 45 cm. ""S. saccolaimus"" or ""T. saccolaimus"" (Payne et al., 1985) have dark-reddish brown or blackish brown upperparts which are irregularly marked with white patches. Their underparts are usually white,"