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Pteropus sp.
It could be The Mandos Fruit Bat (Rousettus bidens), endemit to Sulawesi one of the smaller fruit bats, brown body not many phots though, have a look and see what you think! http://www.arkive.org/manado-rousette/ro...
i know a common fruit bat is the Lyles but dont think its that as it has a brown head but black body and this is brown all over, let me keep looking
its definatly not a Pipistrel they are the smallest bats weiging just around 5grams, these fruit bats are big i think i know which one it is let me find it!
Hi all, thank you for your help! I agree that Cynopterus brachyoti looks very similar.. however, from pictures this bat appears alot smaller then the one I have on these pictures.
Hi Elsa, I hope my suggestion was right. We do have loads of this bats in the Philippines as well. The picture of this harmless bats is very familiar but still I did research for it to make sure I can make it as close to what I can find.
Monkey mind,
Pteropus alecto, has black hair.
This bat does not have black fur .
to me it is very clearly reddish!
@Gina9210, good luck with the Id!!
It is a little easier to ID with second image.
Cynopterus brachyotis., is species found in Indonesia.
The face is dog like .
It is a little easier to ID with second image.
Cynopterus brachyotis., is species found in Indonesia.
The face is dog like .
Thanks Emma - this is what also has been suggested before, but I don't think the common pipistrelle is a fruit bat which this is. Correct me if I'm wrong.