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Lesser Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Cynopterus brachyotis

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Singapore.January 61, February 116, March 89, April 61, May 57, June 74, July 75, August 86, September 127, October 98, November 86, December 75.
Singapore1,005
NORTH REGION805
WEST REGION60
Malaysia44
EAST REGION39
Indonesia27
Thailand17
Philippines13
Johor12
Sabah7

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • NocturnalActive primarily at nightChecked by the maintainer

Dietary

  • InsectivoreFeeds primarily on insectsFrom its classification

Physical

  • EcholocationUses sonar to navigate and huntFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderBats · Chiroptera
FamilyOld World Fruit Bats · Pteropodidae
GenusDog-faced Fruit Bats · Cynopterus

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