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Old World Fruit Bat

Pteropodidae

Photo by Jolly Ibañez
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Megabat

Species ID Suggestions

Comoro rousette fruit bat

Rousettus obliviosus

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Megan Gilbert
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Old World fruit bat

Pteropodidae
AfriBats
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Comments (15)
Maria dB
Great series; glad it was featured in the blog as I had missed it.
Jolly Ibañez
Hi AfriBats, for the meantime I will take your ID suggestion until somebody could zero in on its exact species. I know its a megabat but could not find an exact match. Thanks for the ID suggestion
AfriBats
Exactly, Jolly, Rousettus obliviosus is endemic to the Comoros. This is most likely either Cynopterus sp. or an Asian Rousettus
Jolly Ibañez
Hi Megan Gilbert, I don't think this is a comoro rousette fruit bat which is endemic to Comoros Isaland. This photo was taken in Zamboanga City Philippines. Thanks for the suggestion though.
ceherzog
Thanks...I should have known that!
ceherzog
Do you know what the fruit is? Nice capture!
Mona Pirih
Nice series. I think they are a fruitbat.
Jolly Ibañez
Thanks Alice. Yes, it was taken in the evening at around 10PM. I have to use a search light as the forest is in pitch darkness.

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