Blanford's fruit bat (Sphaerias blanfordi) is a mountain megabat found in several countries of South and Southeast Asia, including Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam, and documented in Laos for the first time in 2010. Oldfield Thomas described it in 1891 in the genus Cynopterus and named it for William Thomas Blanford, and in 1906 Gerrit Smith Miller Jr. proposed the new genus Sphaerias for it because it lacks a calcar and has peculiar incisors. It has been recorded at elevations from 308 to 2,710 metres. As of 2021 the IUCN lists it as least concern because of its large range and presumably large population, and the list of pteropodids describes its population as steady.
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Source Blanford's fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, BhutanQuote, Distribution, Bhutan
It occurs in several countries in South and Southeast Asia, including Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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Source Blanford's fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, ChinaQuote, Distribution, China
It occurs in several countries in South and Southeast Asia, including Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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Source Blanford's fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, IndiaQuote, Distribution, India
It occurs in several countries in South and Southeast Asia, including Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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Source Blanford's fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, MyanmarQuote, Distribution, Myanmar
It occurs in several countries in South and Southeast Asia, including Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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Source Blanford's fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, NepalQuote, Distribution, Nepal
It occurs in several countries in South and Southeast Asia, including Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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Source Blanford's fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Southeast AsiaQuote, Distribution, Southeast Asia
It occurs in several countries in South and Southeast Asia, including Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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Source Blanford's fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, ThailandQuote, Distribution, Thailand
It occurs in several countries in South and Southeast Asia, including Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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Source Blanford's fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, VietnamQuote, Distribution, Vietnam
It occurs in several countries in South and Southeast Asia, including Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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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 Sphaerias blanfordi (Diet-Fruit, Diet-Nect, Diet-Inv, Diet-PlantO columns)
3847 Sphaerias blanfordi Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 20 0 0 Ref_3 D2 Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 28.18 Ref_117 1
MamFuncDat.txt, row Sphaerias blanfordi (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)
3847 Sphaerias blanfordi Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 20 0 0 Ref_3 D2 Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 28.18 Ref_117 1
View the Source 2. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 2432915: species profile of Sphaerias blanfordi
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)speciesProfilesQuote, speciesProfiles
"extinct": false
3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 2432915: IUCN Red List category of Sphaerias blanfordi
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)iucnRedListCategoryQuote, iucnRedListCategory
"category": "LEAST_CONCERN"
Blanford's fruit bat (Wikipedia)
Distribution, Southeast Asia
It occurs in several countries in South and Southeast Asia, including Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Distribution, Vietnam
It occurs in several countries in South and Southeast Asia, including Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Distribution, India
It occurs in several countries in South and Southeast Asia, including Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Distribution, Nepal
It occurs in several countries in South and Southeast Asia, including Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Distribution, Thailand
It occurs in several countries in South and Southeast Asia, including Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Distribution, Bhutan
It occurs in several countries in South and Southeast Asia, including Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Distribution, Myanmar
It occurs in several countries in South and Southeast Asia, including Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Distribution, China
It occurs in several countries in South and Southeast Asia, including Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, Lead
Blanford's fruit bat (Sphaerias blanfordi) is a mountain species of megabat.
In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
Blanford's fruit bat (Sphaerias blanfordi) is a mountain species of megabat.
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