The dayak fruit bat, also called the dyak fruit bat (Dyacopterus spadiceus), is a relatively rare frugivorous megabat found only on the Sunda Shelf of southeast Asia, on the Malay Peninsula south of the Isthmus of Kra and on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra. It is one of three species in the genus Dyacopterus, with Brooks's and Rickart's dyak fruit bats. Few specimens exist, partly because of its rarity and partly because it rarely enters the sub-canopy of the forest where scientists' nets can catch it. Netting at sites in Sarawak, Sabah and Kalimantan Barat extended its known range to the western and southern parts of Borneo. The Wikipedia list of pteropodids gives its IUCN status as near threatened, with a declining population.
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Source Dayak fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, BorneoQuote, Distribution, Borneo
The dayak fruit bat or dyak fruit bat (Dyacopterus spadiceus) is a relatively rare frugivorous megabat species found only on the Sunda Shelf of southeast Asia, specifically the Malay Peninsula south of the Isthmus of Kra, and the islands of Borneo and Sumatra.
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Source Dayak fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Southeast AsiaQuote, Distribution, Southeast Asia
The dayak fruit bat or dyak fruit bat (Dyacopterus spadiceus) is a relatively rare frugivorous megabat species found only on the Sunda Shelf of southeast Asia, specifically the Malay Peninsula south of the Isthmus of Kra, and the islands of Borneo and Sumatra.
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Source Dayak fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, SumatraQuote, Distribution, Sumatra
The dayak fruit bat or dyak fruit bat (Dyacopterus spadiceus) is a relatively rare frugivorous megabat species found only on the Sunda Shelf of southeast Asia, specifically the Malay Peninsula south of the Isthmus of Kra, and the islands of Borneo and Sumatra.
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1. Animal Diversity Web (University of Michigan Museum of Zoology): Animal Diversity Web: Dyacopterus spadiceus
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
Dayak fruit bats rely on their large eyes to see in the dark, and because they are nocturnal, their eyes are critical for navigation above and in the forest canopy at night.
Economic Importance for Humans: Positive, Positive Impacts
pollinates crops
View the Source 2. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 2432776: species profile of Dyacopterus spadiceus
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"extinct": false
3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 2432776: IUCN Red List category of Dyacopterus spadiceus
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"category": "NEAR_THREATENED"
Dayak fruit bat (Wikipedia)
Distribution, Sumatra
The dayak fruit bat or dyak fruit bat (Dyacopterus spadiceus) is a relatively rare frugivorous megabat species found only on the Sunda Shelf of southeast Asia, specifically the Malay Peninsula south of the Isthmus of Kra, and the islands of Borneo and Sumatra.
Distribution, Southeast Asia
The dayak fruit bat or dyak fruit bat (Dyacopterus spadiceus) is a relatively rare frugivorous megabat species found only on the Sunda Shelf of southeast Asia, specifically the Malay Peninsula south of the Isthmus of Kra, and the islands of Borneo and Sumatra.
Distribution, Borneo
The dayak fruit bat or dyak fruit bat (Dyacopterus spadiceus) is a relatively rare frugivorous megabat species found only on the Sunda Shelf of southeast Asia, specifically the Malay Peninsula south of the Isthmus of Kra, and the islands of Borneo and Sumatra.
Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, Lead
The dayak fruit bat or dyak fruit bat (Dyacopterus spadiceus) is a relatively rare frugivorous megabat species found only on the Sunda Shelf of southeast Asia, specifically the Malay Peninsula south of the Isthmus of Kra, and the islands of Borneo and Sumatra.
In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
The dayak fruit bat or dyak fruit bat (Dyacopterus spadiceus) is a relatively rare frugivorous megabat species found only on the Sunda Shelf of southeast Asia, specifically the Malay Peninsula south of the Isthmus of Kra, and the islands of Borneo and Sumatra.
In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Habitat, tropical rainforest
D. spadiceus seems to prefer the fruits of old-growth Paleotropical rainforest, or montane rainforest.
In Biome: Freshwater Swamp Forest, Habitat, freshwater swamp forest
Both bats were caught in a mist net placed near fruiting Ficus tree in disturbed peat swamp forest.
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