Old World Fruit Bats: Pteropodidae
Physical Characteristics, Behavior And Reproduction, Old World Fruit Bats And People, Conservation Status, Marianas Fruit Bat (pteropus Mariannus): Species AccountsGEOGRAPHIC RANGE, HABITAT, DIET
MARIANAS FRUIT BAT (Pteropus mariannus): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
INDIAN FLYING FOX (Pteropus giganteus): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
EGYPTIAN ROUSETTE (Rousettus aegyptiacus): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
DWARF EPAULETTED FRUIT BAT (Micropteropus pusillus): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
QUEENSLAND TUBE-NOSED BAT (Nyctimene robinsoni): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
INDIAN FLYING FOX (Pteropus giganteus): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
EGYPTIAN ROUSETTE (Rousettus aegyptiacus): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
DWARF EPAULETTED FRUIT BAT (Micropteropus pusillus): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
QUEENSLAND TUBE-NOSED BAT (Nyctimene robinsoni): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
Old World fruit bats can be found in tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, through southern and central Asia to Australia, including the Philippines, a number of islands of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, in Pakistan, and across India.
Old World fruit bats live in a variety of habitats. Many fruit bats live in humid forests in tropical and subtropical areas. Species of flying foxes live in tropical coastal areas.
As their name suggests, Old World fruit bats eat fruit along with nectar. Some species eat primarily nectar and pollen, powdery grains that contain the male reproductive cells of seed plants. Other bats also add leaves and flower parts to their diet.
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