#pteropodidae

[all-mammal-creechur]

Rickart's Dyak Fruit Bat Dyacopterus rickarti

A megabat found on Luzon and Mindanao islands, in the Philippines. Before 2007, this species was initially categorized as Dyacopterus spadiceus, which is also found in neighboring Southeast Asian countries. Limited records for this species are from montane forest habitats generally above 1,000 m asl to 1,680 m asl, suggesting it is restricted relatively high elevations on montane to mossy forest.

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[snototter]

A group of straw-coloured fruit bats (Eidolon helvum) in the Atewa Forest, Ghana

by Roger Wasley

[snototter]

A colony of lesser short-nosed fruit bats (Cynopterus brachyotis) roosting in Sungei Buloh, Singapore

by Matt Summerville

[sillyqueerthing]

fruit bat bat that is fruity bat full of fruits

[all-mammal-creechur]

Pygmy Fruit Bat Aethalops alecto

A fruit bat found in Indonesia and the Malaysian Peninsula.

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[biol525-mammalogy]

laurasiatheria -> chiroptera -> yinpterochiroptera -> pteropodidae

this one speaks for itself - they're much bigger than the yangochiropterans and have a long rostrum, well-developed post-orbital process, and basically no angular process

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

When it comes to sniffing out fruit, tube-nosed fruit bats are at the top of the game! Tube-nosed bats are named for the tubes that extend from their nostrils, and each tube can be moved independently! This allows the bats to detect differences in odor concentration, a technique known as stereo olfaction.

(Image: An eastern tube-nosed fruit bat (Nyctimene robinsoni) by Piotr Naskrecki)

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

There's nothing monstrous about Hypsignathus monstrosus! Male hammer-headed bats are famous for their unusual faces, but to females there's nothing more attractive. Twice a year, males will gather in groups of up to 150; together they'll hang from a tree, flap their wings, and honk loudly to attract females. This gathering is known as a lek, and hammer-headed bats are the only known species of bats to perform for their mates in this manner.

(Image: A male hammer-headed bat (Hypsignathus monstrosus) by Sarah H. Olsen)