fruit bat
Winged tropical frugivore
Fruit bats are large bats that feed primarily on fruit, nectar, and pollen rather than insects.
Found in tropical and subtropical regions, they have fox-like faces and excellent eyesight—hence their other name, flying foxes.
Unlike most bats, they navigate by sight rather than echolocation.
The fruit bats descended on the mango trees at dusk.
Wet tropical woodland ecosystem
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- pollinationFlower reproductive transfer
- seed dispersalTransport of plant embryos
- nectarFloral sugar water
fig · mango · papaya · guava · banana · canopy · ecosystem · biodiversity
Tip-to-tip extent
- glideMove with effortless continuity
- soarAscend to heights
- flapOne-sided attached cover
- wingbeatSingle wing oscillation
airborne · roost · colony · cave · migration · nocturnal · echolocation · membrane
Animal body hair
snout · large eyes · warm-blooded · mammal · nocturnal · echolocation · dentition · tongue
rainforest
Wet tropical woodland ecosystem
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- pollinationFlower reproductive transfer
- seed dispersalTransport of plant embryos
nectar · fig · mango · papaya · guava · banana · canopy · ecosystem · biodiversity · keystone species
wingspan
Tip-to-tip extent
wingbeat · airborne · roost · colony · cave · migration · nocturnal · echolocation · membrane · hovering
fur
Animal body hair
thumb · snout · large eyes · warm-blooded · mammal · nocturnal · echolocation · dentition · tongue · digestive system
- fluid feedersaphid, mosquitoes, leeches, aphids, butterflies
- Fruit Batsmegabat, megabats, flying fox, flying foxes
- rainforestrainforest, jungle, tropical, tropics, canopy
- African wildlifeelephant, African elephant, lion, hippo, elephants
- Australian wildlifekangaroo, koala, platypus, echidna, wombat
- batsbats, flying fox, microbat, megabat, vampire bats