Greater short-nosed fruit bat
species of mammal
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Summary
Greater short-nosed fruit bat is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (443 views/month, #1,588 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
- Parent taxon: Cynopterus[5]
- Taxon name: Cynopterus sphinx[6]
- Commons category: Cynopterus sphinx[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Cynopterus sphinx[8]
- Commons gallery: Cynopterus sphinx[9]
- Described by source: Fellatio by fruit bats prolongs copulation time[10]
- Has characteristic: viviparity[11]
- Short name: C. sphinx[12]
- Taxon common name: Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat[13], Cecadu Siam[14], Greater Shortnosed Fruit Bat[15], Short-nosed Fruit Bat[16], Short-nosed Indian Fruit Bat[17], Großer Kurznasenflughund[18], 印度犬果蝠[19], 犬蝠[20]
- Wingspan: 0.468 m[21]
- Mass: 11 g[22]
- Habitat: forest[23]
- Gestation period: 120 day[24]
- Longest observed lifespan: 10 years[25]
- Taxon author citation: (Vahl, 1797)[26]
- Wildlife Protection Act 1972 (India) schedule: Schedule IV of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972[27]
- Litter size: 1[28]
- Taxon range: Nanling Mountains[29]
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Identifiers
Greater short-nosed fruit bat's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 40792[30]. Greater short-nosed fruit bat's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9400[31]. Greater short-nosed fruit bat's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 327321[32]. Greater short-nosed fruit bat's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2432836[33]. Greater short-nosed fruit bat's ITIS TSN is recorded as 631555[34].
Why It Matters
Greater short-nosed fruit bat has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]