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Fruit Bat (Megabat)

Megachiroptera

Description:

Fruit bats found in the Royal Botanical Gardens in Melbourne, Australia. A friend of mine told me that there was a movement to have them relocated and I believe that has occurred.

Habitat:

Hot, humid areas, i.e. rainforests.

1 Species ID Suggestions

AfriBats
AfriBats 10 years ago
Flying fox
Pteropus sp.


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3 Comments

Christiane
Christiane 12 years ago

Hi Mark.. I have changed the group from reptiles to mammals for you.

MarkD.Claussen
MarkD.Claussen 12 years ago

Thanks Isabela, I find this site fascinating and worthy of high praise. Quite the concept.

Isabela
Isabela 12 years ago

Very interesting photo and welcome to Noah!

MarkD.Claussen
Spotted by
MarkD.Claussen

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Jan 15, 1998
Submitted on May 15, 2011

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