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Indonesian Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Cynopterus titthaecheilus

Order
Chiroptera
Family
Pteropodidae
Genus
Cynopterus
IUCN status
LC
Distribution
Indonesia|East Timor
Realm
Indomalaya|Australasia

About this species

Range
Endemic to Indonesia and Timor-Leste

The Indonesian short-nosed fruit bat is a megabat in the family Pteropodidae, endemic to Indonesia and Timor-Leste, with three subspecies. Research found a stable long-term trade of these bats for traditional medicine in Indonesia (Wikipedia, general species account).

Description: Wildlife of Sumatra guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

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