Fulvous Fruit Bat Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Rousettus leschenaultii
Family : Pteropodidae
Order : Chiroptera
Class : Mammalia
Phylum : Chordata
Other Name : Leschenault’s Rousette, Shortridges Rousette
Habitat : Forest, Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)
Description : Fulvous fruit bats are medium-sized bats with a wingspan of around 60-90 cm (2-3 feet).
These bats have a distinct fur coloration, with a reddish-brown or fulvous (tawny) color on their backs, while their undersides are lighter in color. They have a broad nose and large eyes.
As their name suggests, Fulvous fruit bats are primarily frugivorous, which means they feed on fruits such as bananas, mangoes, and guavas. They may also consume nectar and pollen.
These bats are found in tropical and subtropical forests, and they roost in trees during the day.
Fulvous fruit bats are social animals and live in large colonies, which may consist of several hundred individuals. They are nocturnal and are most active at night, when they leave their roosts to forage for food.
Females give birth to one offspring at a time, and the young are nursed for several months before they are weaned.
Fulvous fruit bats are classified as "vulnerable" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) due to habitat loss and hunting.
These bats have a distinct fur coloration, with a reddish-brown or fulvous (tawny) color on their backs, while their undersides are lighter in color. They have a broad nose and large eyes.
As their name suggests, Fulvous fruit bats are primarily frugivorous, which means they feed on fruits such as bananas, mangoes, and guavas. They may also consume nectar and pollen.
These bats are found in tropical and subtropical forests, and they roost in trees during the day.
Fulvous fruit bats are social animals and live in large colonies, which may consist of several hundred individuals. They are nocturnal and are most active at night, when they leave their roosts to forage for food.
Females give birth to one offspring at a time, and the young are nursed for several months before they are weaned.
Fulvous fruit bats are classified as "vulnerable" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) due to habitat loss and hunting.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Cynopterus sphinx
(Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat) -
Scotophilus heathii
(Greater Asiatic Yellow House Bat) -
Kerivoula papillosa
(Papillose Woolly Bat) -
Scotophilus kuhlii
(Lesser Asiatic Yellow House Bat) -
Kerivoula picta
(Painted Bat) -
Hesperoptenus tickelli
(Tickell’s Bat) -
Eonycteris spelaea
(Dawn Bat) -
Taphozous melanopogon
(Black-bearded Tomb Bat) -
Myotis formosus
(Hodgson’s Bat) -
Pipistrellus pipistrellus
(Common Pipistrelle)
References:
description written by:Asad U. Tanvir,Department of Zoology,Jagannath University,Dhaka; reviewed by:Muntasir Akash,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka;Taxonomic Checklist:Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals, 2015, IUCN; information sources:www.bio.bris.ac.uk; photo credit:Jay Ramji(www.inaturalist.org/people/Jay Ramji), photo copyright: iNaturalist.more information please contact with us.
description written by:Asad U. Tanvir,Department of Zoology,Jagannath University,Dhaka; reviewed by:Muntasir Akash,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka;Taxonomic Checklist:Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals, 2015, IUCN; information sources:www.bio.bris.ac.uk; photo credit:Jay Ramji(www.inaturalist.org/people/Jay Ramji), photo copyright: iNaturalist.more information please contact with us.