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Horsfield's Fruit Bat

Bats

Cynopterus horsfieldi

Basic stats

Diet

Fruit, nectar

Habitat

Forest and forest edge

Range

Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Java

Litter size

1 pup

Gestation period

About 4 months (typical for Cynopterus)

Size

Larger short-nosed fruit bat (forearm ~65–70mm)

Weight

40–55g

One of the larger short-nosed fruit bats in the region, more closely tied to forest and forest-edge habitat than some of its more disturbance-tolerant relatives.

Nocturnal, roosting in dense foliage or modified leaf tents and feeding on fruit and nectar. Distinguished from similar Cynopterus species mainly by size and dental features rather than obvious field marks.

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