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Spotted-winged fruit bat

Mammals

The spotted-winged fruit bat (Balionycteris maculata) is the smallest megabat in the world, with a head and body length of 5.2 to 6.2 centimetres and a body weight of around 13 grams. Its thick fur is blackish brown above and pale grey-brown below, and its dark brown wings carry pale cream spots that are clearest at the joints. It lives in primary rain forest up to 1,500 metres and in coastal mangrove forest across Malaysia, Brunei, northern and western Borneo, and at the edges of its range in southern Thailand, a small part of Sumatra and the Riau Archipelago. It forages alone in the understory for small fruit such as figs and persimmon and for some insects and spiders, and roosts in the root masses of epiphytic ferns and in ant and termite nests, sometimes partly excavating them.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Frugivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Agricultural or Structural Pest 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 4
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Pteropodidae, Taxa
Source Spotted-winged fruit bat (Wikipedia)

In Biome

Source Spotted-winged fruit bat (Wikipedia)
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In the Other Atlases

Found In

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Source Spotted-winged fruit bat (Wikipedia)Lead, Brunei
Quote, Lead, Brunei
It inhabits forests in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Spotted-winged fruit bat (Wikipedia)Lead, Indonesia
Quote, Lead, Indonesia
It inhabits forests in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Spotted-winged fruit bat (Wikipedia)Lead, Malaysia
Quote, Lead, Malaysia
It inhabits forests in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Spotted-winged fruit bat (Wikipedia)Lead, Thailand
Quote, Lead, Thailand
It inhabits forests in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.
Sources
1. Animal Diversity Web (University of Michigan Museum of Zoology): Animal Diversity Web: Balionycteris maculata
Animal Diversity Web (University of Michigan Museum of Zoology)
  • Conservation Status
    CITES No special status
  • Food Habits, Primary Diet
    Primary Diet herbivore herbivore frugivore frugivore
  • Behavior
    Behavior Although mostly nocturnal, some of these bats have been seen during the day.
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Negative
    Negative Impacts crop pest
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2. Spotted-winged fruit bat (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, Brunei
    It inhabits forests in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.
  • Lead, Indonesia
    It inhabits forests in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.
  • Lead, Malaysia
    It inhabits forests in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.
  • Lead, Thailand
    It inhabits forests in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.
  • Article text, habitat
    It inhabits forests in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.
  • Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, Lead
    The spotted-winged fruit bat (Balionycteris maculata) is the smallest megabat in the world.
  • In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
    The spotted-winged fruit bat (Balionycteris maculata) is the smallest megabat in the world.
  • In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Distribution and habitat
    Spotted-winged fruit bats inhabit primary rain forest up to 1,500 metres
  • In Biome: Mangrove Forest, Distribution and habitat, mangrove
    and coastal mangrove forests
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3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 2432945: species profile of Balionycteris maculata
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)speciesProfiles
Quote, speciesProfiles
"extinct": false
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4. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 2432945: IUCN Red List category of Balionycteris maculata
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)iucnRedListCategory
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"category": "LEAST_CONCERN"
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