Sierra Leone Collared Fruit Bat

activity

Activity patterns. Sierra Leone Collared Fruit Bats are presumably nocturnal and roost in foliage.

Pteropodidae

biology_ecology

Habitat. Wide variety of forested habitats at elevations of 30 - 1350 m. In dry season (January-April), the Sierra Leone Collared Fruit Bat is absent in savanna zones, but at the beginning of wet season (April-May), it can be found in moist Rainforest-Savanna Mosaic and drier Guinea Savanna biotic zones.

Pteropodidae

biology_ecology

Movements, Home range and Social organization. The Sierra Leone Collared Fruit Bat roosts alone or in small groups. In Ivory Coast, it displays a migratory or nomadic pattern according to rain patterns. At beginning of rainy season, both sexes migrate north, but females return earlier to rainforests, a process that appears to be irregular and unpredictable. Movements of females might be limited by costs of pregnancy and lactation.

Pteropodidae

breeding

Breeding. On Mount Nimba (Liberia), pregnant females were reported in August — September, October-November, and January-March, suggesting an extended breeding season. In Ghana, two breeding seasons were reported: major peak in July-August and minor peak in March-April, suggesting seasonal bimodal polyestry. Two embryos of different size were found in a pregnant female captured near the Iti River (Liberia).

Pteropodidae