megabats
Large fruit-eating fliers
Megabats are large fruit-eating bats found in tropical and subtropical regions, also called flying foxes.
Unlike smaller insect-eating bats, megabats navigate primarily by sight rather than echolocation.
Some species have wingspans exceeding five feet.
They feed on fruit, nectar, and pollen, making them important pollinators and seed dispersers.
Floral sugar water
- figsSmall sweet tree fruit
- bananasCurved yellow fruit
- mangoesTropical stone fruits
- pollinationFlower reproductive transfer
dispersal · seeds · papayas · guavas · orchard · foraging · durian · jackfruit
Tip-to-tip extent
- glideMove with effortless continuity
- soarAscend to heights
- flapOne-sided attached cover
- aerialElevated, or signal-catcher
airborne · membrane · roost · canopy · colony · navigate · altitude · thermals
Wet tropical woodland ecosystem
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- roostBird's sleeping spot
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
cave · tree · island · mangrove · jungle · ecosystem · biodiversity · conservation
Fruit-eating winged mammal
- eidolonGhostly image or apparition
- genusTaxonomic rank above species
- hammerheadShark with splayed head
- straw-coloredPale yellowish-brown hue
indian · grey-headed · spectacled · black · taxonomy · endemic
nectar
Floral sugar water
pollination · dispersal · seeds · papayas · guavas · orchard · foraging · durian · jackfruit · blossoms
wingspan
Tip-to-tip extent
aerial · airborne · membrane · roost · canopy · colony · navigate · altitude · thermals · lift
rainforest
Wet tropical woodland ecosystem
colony · cave · tree · island · mangrove · jungle · ecosystem · biodiversity · conservation · endangered
chiroptera
Scientific name for bats
snout · claws · membrane · thumb · teeth · tongue · ears · digit · skeleton · vertebrate
fruitbat
Fruit-eating winged mammal
- eidolonGhostly image or apparition
- genusTaxonomic rank above species
- hammerheadShark with splayed head
straw-colored · indian · grey-headed · spectacled · black · taxonomy · endemic
- batsbats, flying fox, microbat, megabat, vampire bats
- Fruit Batsfruit bats, megabat, flying fox, flying foxes
- pollinatorsbees, bee, butterflies, butterfly, bumblebee