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Lesser Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Bats

Cynopterus brachyotis

Basic stats

Diet

Fruit, nectar, pollen

Habitat

Forest edge, gardens, disturbed habitat

Range

South and Southeast Asia, including Borneo

Litter size

1 pup (occasionally 2)

Gestation period

About 3–4 months

Size

Small fruit bat (forearm ~60–65mm)

Weight

21–32g

A small, common fruit bat with a short muzzle and a pale line often visible along the shoulder, roosting in modified leaf tents, dense foliage or building eaves rather than caves.

Nocturnal, feeding on fruit, nectar and pollen, and one of the more frequently encountered bats around lodges and forest edges given its tolerance of disturbed habitat.

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