The great fruit-eating bat (Artibeus lituratus) is a leaf-nosed bat of the New World tropics, found from Mexico south to Brazil and Argentina and on several Caribbean islands, among them Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago. It is one of the largest fruit-eating bats of the forest canopy, weighing about 10.5 grams at birth and around 65 grams as an adult, with light to dark brown fur. It roosts mostly in tree cavities and on branches, and also in caves and in city buildings, and lives in harems made up of one male and a few females. It feeds mainly on fruit, taking some nectar, and in Panama it has been seen carrying fruits of 18 to 23 grams, about a third of its own weight, up to hundreds of meters from the parent tree, which makes it an important seed disperser. Its heart has membranous structures not seen in any other mammal, and their function is still being studied. The International Union for Conservation of Nature lists it as Least Concern.
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System (Realm) ThreatsOther or No Known Threats 1 Living or Extinct Conservation Status Activity Pattern Comparison
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found from Mexico to Brazil and Argentina
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as well as in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago
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found from Mexico to Brazil and Argentina
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as well as in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago
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as well as in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago
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found from Mexico to Brazil and Argentina
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as well as in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago
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as well as in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago
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as well as in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago
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Animal Diversity WebConservation Status
Great fruit-eating bats are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Food Habits, nectar
Great fruit-eating bat are frugivores; their diet consist of mainly fruits but they feed on nectar.
Habitat
Great fruit-eating bats are mostly tree dwelling, roosting in tree cavities or on branches.
Conservation Status, threats
There are no known threats to the population of this species.
Conservation Status, CITES
No special status
Behavior
Great fruit-eating bats live in groups called harems made up of one male and 2 to 5 females.
Behavior, feeding at night
On nights when full moons occur, the feeding and hovering times decrease.
Child Taxon Of: Phyllostomidae, Physical Description
Great fruit-eating bats belong to the family Phyllostomidae
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found from Mexico to Brazil and Argentina
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found from Mexico to Brazil and Argentina
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as well as in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago
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as well as in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago
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as well as in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago
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as well as in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago
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as well as in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago
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as well as in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago
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as well as in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago
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The great fruit-eating bat (Artibeus lituratus) is a bat species
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