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The lesser short-nosed fruit bat (''Cynopterus brachyotis'') is a species of megabat within the family Pteropodidae. It is a small bat that lives in South and Southeast Asia and Indonesia (Borneo). It weighs between . It occurs in many types of habitat, but most frequently in disturbed forest, including lower montane forest and tropical lowland rainforest, plus gardens, mangroves, and vegetation on beaches.〔Payne, J., C. M. Francis, and K. Phillips. (1985). ''A Field Guide to The Mammals Of Borneo''. Malaysia: The Sabah Society. p.173.〕 ==Description== Lesser short-nosed fruit bats are generally brown to yellowish brown with a brighter collar. Adult males have dark orange collars whereas adult females have yellowish collars. An indistinct collar is observed in some immature bats. The edges of the ears and the wing bones are usually white. Individuals have two pairs of lower incisors, a fox-like face and large dark eyes.〔Nowak, R. (1997). (''Cynopterus'' ). (On-line). ''Walker's Mammals of the World'' Online. Accessed January 09, 2009.〕 The forearm length is 55–65 mm (2.1–2.6 in), tail length is 8–10 mm (0.3–0.4 in), and ear length is 14–16 mm (0.5–0.6 in).〔 There are nine subspecies of lesser short-nosed fruit bat.〔Mickleburg, S. P., A. M. Hutson, and P. A. Racey. 1992. Old world fruit bats: an action plan for their conservation. IUCN/FFPS/ZSL/WWF/JWPT/NWF/Sultanate of Oman.〕 Corbet and Hill listed 19 alternate names of ''C. brachyotis'', which include: ''Pachysoma brachyotis'', ''P. duvaucelii'', ''P. brevicaudatum'', ''P. luzoniense'', ''C. grandidieri'', ''C. marginatus var. scherzeri'', ''C. marginatus var. ceylonensis'', ''C. marginatus var. philippensis'', ''C. marginatus var. cuminggii'', ''C. marginatus var. andamanensis'', ''C. brachyoma'', ''C. montanoi'', ''C. minutus'', ''C. minor'', ''C. babi'', ''C. archipelagus'' and ''C. nusatenggara''. Kitchener and Maharadatunkamsi considered ''luzoniensis'' and ''minutus'' as separate species while Hill and Thonglongya〔Hill JE, Thonglongya K. 1972. Bats from Thailand and Cambodia. Bulletin British Museum of Natural History (Zoology) 22:171–196.〕 transferred ''angulatus'' to ''C. sphinx''. The lifespan of the lesser short-nosed fruit bat is approximately 20 to 30 years.〔Crichton, E. and P. Krutzsch. (2000). ''Reproductive Biology of Bats''. San Diego, CA: Academic Press.〕 The bat is known as හීන් තල වවුලා (heen thala wawula) in Sinhala. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lesser short-nosed fruit bat」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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