Suhaniah Fruit Bat

biology_ecology

Habitat. Lowland, hill, and montane rainforest at elevations of 60 - 2100 m. Suhaniah’s Swift Fruit Bats are more common in primary forests at low and middle elevations.

Pteropodidae

biology_ecology

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Pteropodidae

conservation

Status and Conservation. Not assessed on The [UCN Red List. Suhaniah’s Swift Fruit Bat is reported to be one of the most abundant bat species in Sulawesi. It is likely affected by hunting in North and Central Sulawesi and deforestation throughoutits distribution.

Pteropodidae

description

Descriptive notes. Head-body 89 - 109 mm (tail minute or absent), ear 16 - 19 mm, forearm 74 - 82 mm; weight 52 - 100 g. Males are slightly larger than females in most dimensions. Head of Suhaniah’s Swift Fruit Bat has relatively long muzzle, nostrils are short and barely divergent, philtrum reaches upperlip, and lower lip has two large and flat triangular pads. Eyes are moderately large. Ears are short and rounded. Head pelage is darker than body, moderately long, dense, and dark grayish brown; nape has short guard hairs; dorsal pelage is long (c. 10 mm), dark brown, and darker in rump. Uropatagium 1 s narrow at center, with dorsal hairs extending also over tibia; underside of uropatagium is furred to its proximal one-half; and calcar is moderately long (10 - 11 mm). Chest and belly are brownish gray, and flanks are washed with warmer brown. Wing membranes are black from sides of body and attach to second toe; index claw is present. Skull is robust, without basicranial deflection; rostrum is short and deep; orbit is large with obvious rim; zygomatic root is from above alveolar line; zygomais moderately thick and strongly arched throughout; and braincase is round. Dorsally, rostrum

Pteropodidae