Red fruit bat

The red fruit bat, also called the red fig-eating bat (Stenoderma rufum), is a bat of the family Phyllostomidae and the only species in the genus Stenoderma. It is found in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, including St. John and St. Thomas, with a breeding population also found on St. Croix. Its fur ranges from tan to dark brown, with white spots at the sides of the neck and the wing joints, and females on Puerto Rico are larger than males. Three subspecies are recognised, one of them known only from fossils. It lives in subtropical or tropical dry forests, with most records from the Luquillo National Forest, feeds on fruit such as Cecropia and sierra palm, and is nocturnal, staying active regardless of moonlight. Little is known about its mating, though females breed year round.