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Stumble this page!Large fruit-eating bat
Order : Chiroptera
Family : Phyllostomidae
Subfamily : Stenodermatinae
Species : Artibeus amplus
The Large fruit-eating bat is listed as Near Threatened (Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, or LR/nt), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the large fruiteating bat
A young / baby of a large fruiteating bat is called a 'pup'. A large fruiteating bat group is called a 'colony or cloud'.
Facts about the large fruit-eating bat
These large, fruit-eating bats are found in the forests and swamps of Africa and Asia. (Full text)
This large fruit eating bat, is the only mammal native to Tonga. (Full text)
Scientists looking at the anatomy of the eye have recently proposed that these large fruit-eating bats are more closely related to primates than to other smaller insect-eating bats. (Full text)