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Cynopterus brachyotis
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.