Swift Fruit Bat - Thoopterus nigrescens
( Gray, 1870 )

 

 



Subspecies: Unknown
Est. World Population:

CITES Status: Not Listed
IUCN Status: Least Concern
U.S. ESA Status: Not Listed

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Life Span: in the Wild
Life Span: in Captivity

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Habitat:
It prefers intact forest but has been collected from lowland to 2,400 m asl in many different habitats including disturbed habitats.

Range:
This species occurs throughout Sulawesi and on the adjacent islands of Buton, Mangole, the Talaud and Sangihe island groups, and probably Morotai, all in Indonesia. Specimens have also been collected from Wowoni (U. Sinaga pers. comm.).

Conservation:
This species occurs in several protected areas throughout its range.

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