Greater Short-Nosed Fruit Bat (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat or Short-nosed Indian Fruit Bat (Cynopterus sphinx) is a species of bat in the Pteropodidae family. It is found in South and Southeast Asia. These bats have a relatively long snout. Their upper parts are brown to grey-brown with paler under parts. The fur is very fine and silky. The ears and wing bones of C.sphinx are edged in white. Lower cheek teeth rounded without accessory cusps. The wing span of the adult is about 48 cm. Juveniles are lighter than adults. Average forearm length 70.2mm (64-79mm).