Indian giant bat
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Indian giant bat ( Pteropus giganteus ) |
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The Indian giant flying fox ( Pteropus giganteus ) is a mammal of the family of bats . Together with the kalong and the golden crowned flying fox , it is the largest flying fox species . Indian giant bats are nocturnal, during the day they hang upside down in tree tops. The diet consists of fruits, in orchards they can occasionally cause considerable damage. The distribution area is South Asia.
The population of the Indian giant bat is classified as not endangered ( least concern ).
Appearance
The head-torso length of the Indian giant bat is 23 centimeters. The wingspan measures 112 centimeters. Indian giant batwing dogs weigh an average of 630 grams.
The head is dark brown to almost blackish, the snout is black-brown. The shoulders and the back of the neck are dark brown, while the underside of the body is yellowish to reddish brown. The wings are black.
Distribution area
The Indian giant bat is found in Bangladesh, China, India, the Maldives as well as in Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The altitude distribution in Nepal, India and Sri Lanka ranges from 640 to 1860 meters.
Way of life
Indian giant batwing foxes are very sociable flying foxes. During the day, hundreds of them hang in the treetops of individual trees. You are very loyal to your location. At dusk they begin to get restless, individual animals fly up and return to the sleeping tree until the entire colony sets out to search for food. As a rule, they first seek out open bodies of water, which they cross at a low level and draw water in flight.
They only eat fruits and prefer the fruits of neem tree , Syzygium cumini and Indian jujube as well as various types of figs. Apples and oranges, on the other hand, are not eaten.
The young are born in February. Only one cub is born per female and is suckled by the mother for 140 to 150 days.
supporting documents
literature
- Tej Kumar Shrestha: Wildlife of Nepal - A Study of Renewable Resources of Nepal Himalayas. Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu 2003, ISBN 99933-59-02-5 .
Single receipts
- ↑ a b c Shrestha, p. 102.
- ↑ The Indian Giant Bat on the IUCN Red List , accessed July 16, 2011.
