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Tailless Fruit Bat

Bats

Megaerops ecaudatus

Basic stats

Diet

Small fruit

Habitat

Forest interior

Range

Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia

Litter size

1 pup (typical for the family)

Gestation period

About 4 months (typical for the family)

Size

Small fruit bat (forearm ~48–54mm)

Weight

20–30g

A small forest fruit bat lacking any visible external tail, distinguishing it from most other small Sundaland fruit bats.

Nocturnal, roosting in dense foliage and feeding on small fruit within forest interior.

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