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Taphozous melanopogon
Basic stats
Diet
Flying insects
Habitat
Caves, buildings, ruins, rock crevices
Range
South and Southeast Asia, including Borneo
Litter size
1 pup (typical for Taphozous)
Gestation period
About 4–5 months (typical for Taphozous)
Size
Medium bat (forearm ~60–66mm)
Weight
20–30g
A tomb bat in which males develop a distinctive dark tuft of glandular hair on the throat, used in scent-based courtship display — the 'beard' behind the common name.
Roosts openly on cave walls, building interiors and rock faces in often sizeable colonies, emerging at dusk on fast, direct flights to hunt flying insects.
