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Minute fruit bat

Mammals

The minute fruit bat (Cynopterus minutus) is a smaller species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae that lives in rainforests on Sumatra, Java, Borneo and Sulawesi. It breeds in continuous bimodal polyoestry, so that females reproduce in synchrony and give birth to offspring 5 to 7 months apart across two separate seasons that are 3 to 4 months apart, with postpartum oestrus after each birth. Both sexes mature at about 7 months and females first give birth at around 12 months, then keep breeding for the rest of their lives. Compared with other fruit bats its reproductive rate is high. Records from Buton Island in south-east Sulawesi have extended its known range, and a study in Brunei compared its reproduction with that of a congeneric species.

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 Minute fruit bat (Wikipedia)

In Biome

Tropical Rainforest, Biomes
Source Minute fruit bat (Wikipedia)
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Found In

Borneo

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Source Minute fruit bat (Wikipedia)Lead, Borneo
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It is found in Sumatra, Java, Borneo and Sulawesi.
Java

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Minute fruit bat (Wikipedia)Lead, Java
Quote, Lead, Java
It is found in Sumatra, Java, Borneo and Sulawesi.
Sulawesi

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Minute fruit bat (Wikipedia)Lead, Sulawesi
Quote, Lead, Sulawesi
It is found in Sumatra, Java, Borneo and Sulawesi.
Sumatra

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Minute fruit bat (Wikipedia)Lead, Sumatra
Quote, Lead, Sumatra
It is found in Sumatra, Java, Borneo and Sulawesi.
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 Cynopterus minutus (Diet-Fruit, Diet-Nect, Diet-Inv, Diet-PlantO columns)
    3685 Cynopterus minutus Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_2 D1 Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 26.45 Ref_58 1
  • MamFuncDat.txt, row Cynopterus minutus (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)
    3685 Cynopterus minutus Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_2 D1 Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 26.45 Ref_58 1
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2. Minute fruit bat (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, Sumatra
    It is found in Sumatra, Java, Borneo and Sulawesi.
  • Lead, Java
    It is found in Sumatra, Java, Borneo and Sulawesi.
  • Lead, Borneo
    It is found in Sumatra, Java, Borneo and Sulawesi.
  • Lead, Sulawesi
    It is found in Sumatra, Java, Borneo and Sulawesi.
  • Article text, habitat
    C. minutus is a smaller species that lives in rainforests.
  • Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, Lead
    The minute fruit bat (Cynopterus minutus) is a species of megabat within the family Pteropodidae.
  • In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
    The minute fruit bat (Cynopterus minutus) is a species of megabat within the family Pteropodidae.
  • In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Lead, rainforests
    C. minutus is a smaller species that lives in rainforests.
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3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 4265710: species profile of Cynopterus minutus
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)speciesProfiles
Quote, speciesProfiles
"extinct": false
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4. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 4265710: IUCN Red List category of Cynopterus minutus
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)iucnRedListCategory
Quote, iucnRedListCategory
"category": "LEAST_CONCERN"
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