The swift fruit bat (Thoopterus nigrescens) is a megabat of the family Pteropodidae that is endemic to Indonesia, found on Sulawesi, Buton, Mangole, Wawonii, the Talaud and Sangihe archipelagos and probably Morotai, at elevations from sea level to 2,400 metres. John Edward Gray described it in 1870 from a specimen that Alfred Russel Wallace collected on Morotai, and by 1912 Knud Andersen had made Thoopterus a full genus with this as its type species. Its head and body measure 94 to 109 millimetres, its forearm 70 to 82 millimetres and its weight 67 to 99 grams, and its fur is grayish brown. It seems to prefer intact forest but also uses disturbed forest. The list of pteropodids gives its IUCN status as least concern.
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Source Swift fruit bat (Wikipedia)
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Source Swift fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, IndonesiaQuote, Distribution, Indonesia
The swift fruit bat is endemic to Indonesia, where it is found on the following islands: Sulawesi, Buton, Mangole, Wawonii, the Talaud and Sangihe archipelagos, and likely Morotai.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Swift fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, SulawesiQuote, Distribution, Sulawesi
The swift fruit bat is endemic to Indonesia, where it is found on the following islands: Sulawesi, Buton, Mangole, Wawonii, the Talaud and Sangihe archipelagos, and likely Morotai.
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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 Thoopterus nigrescens (Diet-Fruit, Diet-Nect, Diet-Inv, Diet-PlantO columns)
3852 Thoopterus nigrescens Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 20 0 0 Ref_3 D2 Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 60.4 Ref_117 1
MamFuncDat.txt, row Thoopterus nigrescens (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)
3852 Thoopterus nigrescens Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 20 0 0 Ref_3 D2 Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 60.4 Ref_117 1
View the Source 2. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 2432784: species profile of Thoopterus nigrescens
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)speciesProfilesQuote, speciesProfiles
"extinct": false
3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 2432784: IUCN Red List category of Thoopterus nigrescens
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)iucnRedListCategoryQuote, iucnRedListCategory
"category": "LEAST_CONCERN"
Swift fruit bat (Wikipedia)
Distribution, Indonesia
The swift fruit bat is endemic to Indonesia, where it is found on the following islands: Sulawesi, Buton, Mangole, Wawonii, the Talaud and Sangihe archipelagos, and likely Morotai.
Distribution, Sulawesi
The swift fruit bat is endemic to Indonesia, where it is found on the following islands: Sulawesi, Buton, Mangole, Wawonii, the Talaud and Sangihe archipelagos, and likely Morotai.
Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, Lead
The swift fruit bat (Thoopterus nigrescens) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae.
In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
The swift fruit bat (Thoopterus nigrescens) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae.
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