Greater short-nosed fruit bat
The greater short-nosed fruit bat (Cynopterus sphinx), or short-nosed Indian fruit bat, is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae found in South and Southeast Asia.
| Greater short-nosed fruit bat | |
|---|---|
| Hanging over foliage palm in Mangaon, Maharashtra | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Genus: | Cynopterus |
| Species: | C. sphinx |
| Binomial name | |
| Cynopterus sphinx (Vahl, 1797) | |
| Greater short-nosed fruit bat range | |
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