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Black-capped fruit bat

Mammals

The black-capped fruit bat (Chironax melanocephalus) is a megabat in the monotypic genus Chironax. Its range includes Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java and Sulawesi, and in Borneo it is known from Sepilok in Sabah, Temburong in Brunei and, after surveys in the 1990s, from lowland forest at Kubah and Lambir and beach forest at Samunsam in Sarawak. The Sarawak bats were caught in lowland mixed dipterocarp forest, in the understory and in the canopy between 15 and 30 metres. It normally roosts in small groups in tree ferns and in shallow caves. Pregnant females have been recorded in May in Sarawak and in February and April in the Cameron Highlands of Peninsular Malaysia. The Wikipedia list of pteropodids gives its IUCN status as least concern.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Frugivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 4
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Pteropodidae, Taxa
Source Black-capped fruit bat (Wikipedia)
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Found In

Java

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Source Black-capped fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Java
Quote, Distribution, Java
The range includes Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java and Sulawesi (Payne et al. 1985).
Malaysia

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Source Black-capped fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Peninsular Malaysia
Quote, Distribution, Peninsular Malaysia
The range includes Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java and Sulawesi (Payne et al. 1985).
Sulawesi

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Source Black-capped fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Sulawesi
Quote, Distribution, Sulawesi
The range includes Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java and Sulawesi (Payne et al. 1985).
Sumatra

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Source Black-capped fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Sumatra
Quote, Distribution, Sumatra
The range includes Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java and Sulawesi (Payne et al. 1985).
Thailand

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Black-capped fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Thailand
Quote, Distribution, Thailand
The range includes Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java and Sulawesi (Payne et al. 1985).
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal foraging attributes (MamFuncDat)
EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
  • MamFuncDat.txt, row Chironax melanocephalus (Diet-Fruit, Diet-Nect, Diet-Inv, Diet-PlantO columns)
    3678 Chironax melanocephalus Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 16.67 Ref_117 1
  • MamFuncDat.txt, row Chironax melanocephalus (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)
    3678 Chironax melanocephalus Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 16.67 Ref_117 1
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2. Black-capped fruit bat (Wikipedia)
  • Distribution, Thailand
    The range includes Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java and Sulawesi (Payne et al. 1985).
  • Distribution, Peninsular Malaysia
    The range includes Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java and Sulawesi (Payne et al. 1985).
  • Distribution, Sumatra
    The range includes Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java and Sulawesi (Payne et al. 1985).
  • Distribution, Java
    The range includes Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java and Sulawesi (Payne et al. 1985).
  • Distribution, Sulawesi
    The range includes Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java and Sulawesi (Payne et al. 1985).
  • Article text, habitat
    The habitat where it was caught was lowland mixed dipterocarp forest.
  • Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, Lead
    The black-capped fruit bat (Chironax melanocephalus) is a species of megabat in the monotypic genus Chironax.
  • In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
    The black-capped fruit bat (Chironax melanocephalus) is a species of megabat in the monotypic genus Chironax.
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3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 2432845: species profile of Chironax melanocephalus
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)speciesProfiles
Quote, speciesProfiles
"extinct": false
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4. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 2432845: IUCN Red List category of Chironax melanocephalus
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)iucnRedListCategory
Quote, iucnRedListCategory
"category": "LEAST_CONCERN"
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