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Geoffroy's Rousette Fruit Bats

Rousettus Amplexicaudatus

Photo by Manilie
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Fruit Bats are large flying mammals that eat fruit and flower nectar.

Habitat:

Spotted at Monfort Bat Colony, the largest colony of Geoffroy's Rousette Fruit Bats, Davao del Norte, Philippines.

Species ID Suggestions

Geoffroy's Rousette

Rousettus amplexicaudatus

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BalincaguinConservancy
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Comments (6)
Caleb Steindel
whoa, amazing! I assume the 2 small blurs on the left are two of them flying?
Manilie
I just joined the missions, as suggested. :)
BalincaguinConservancy
Please consider joining the Cave Biota of the Philippines mission, http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/9049473 and adding this spotting to the mission.
BalincaguinConservancy
I gotta go see them in the future! You can also add this the the Bat Monitoring Project mission...

Spotted for Missions

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2011 Best Wildlife Photo
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Bat Monitoring Project
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Cave Biota of the Philippines

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PublishedNovember 13, 2011

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