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Pteropus (suborder Yinpterochiroptera) is a genus of megabats which are among the largest bats in the world. They are commonly known as fruit bats or flying foxes, among other colloquial names. They live in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, East Africa, and some oceanic islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. [3]
The great fruit-eating bat (Artibeus lituratus) is a bat species found from Mexico to Brazil and Argentina, as well as in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago.
The fraternal fruit-eating bat is the smallest species of large Artibeus (a group that also includes the Jamaican fruit bat, flat-faced fruit-eating bat, and great fruit-eating bat), [5] with a forearm length of 52–59 mm (2.0–2.3 in) and total length of 64–76 mm (2.5–3.0 in). Adults weigh 30–55 g (1.1–1.9 oz).
An Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus) carrying a fig. Fruit eating, or frugivory, is found in both major suborders. Bats prefer ripe fruit, pulling it off the trees with their teeth. They fly back to their roosts to eat the fruit, sucking out the juice and spitting the seeds and pulp out onto the ground.
Black flying foxes eat pollen and nectar from native eucalyptus, lilypillies, paperbark, and turpentine trees. When native foods are scarce, particularly during drought, the bats may take introduced or commercial fruits, such as mangos and apples. This species had been known to travel up to 50 km (31 mi) a night in search of food.
The fur is soft and moderately thick. Pygmy fruit-eating bats have moderately sized ears that are round, brown, and usually have a white edge. They are very small mammals and they have a small body size of about 51–60 millimetres (2.0–2.4 in) and a weight between 8 and 15 grams (0.28 and 0.53 oz). [citation needed]
Fraternal fruit-eating bat, Artibeus fraterculus is only known in Ecuador and Peru. Hairy fruit-eating bat, Artibeus hirsutus lives in western Mexico. Honduran fruit-eating bat, Artibeus inopinatus is located in Central America (El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Honduras). Jamaican fruit bat, Artibeus jamaicensis is the best known species. It is ...
Andersen's naked-backed fruit bat: D. anderseni Thomas, 1914: a LC: Beaufort's naked-backed fruit bat: D. beauforti Bergmans, 1975: a LC: Philippine naked-backed fruit bat: D. chapmani Rabor, 1975: e CR: Halmahera naked-backed fruit bat: D. crenulata Andersen, 1908: a LC: Biak naked-backed fruit bat: D. emersa Bergmans and Sarbini, 1985: c VU