Fruit Bats of Ceylon = Pteropus medius (Indian flying fox)

Fruit Bats of Ceylon = Pteropus medius (Indian flying fox)

FRUIT BATS OF CEYLON AT HOME.
Date 1896
Author P. Martin Duncan / Peter Martin Duncan FRS (1821 - 1891)
Full title Cassell's natural history. Ed. by P. Martin Duncan ...
BHL Page URL https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24893277
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The Indian flying fox or greater Indian fruit bat (Pteropus medius formerly Pteropus giganteus) is a species of flying fox native to the Indian subcontinent, including in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Tibet, the Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. It is one of the largest bats in the world. It is nocturnal and feeds mainly on ripe fruits, such as mangoes and bananas, and nectar.

Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
Genus: Pteropus
Species: Pteropus medius (Temminck, 1825)
Synonyms


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Description		Fruit Bats of Ceylon = Pteropus medius (Indian flying fox) FRUIT BATS OF CEYLON AT HOME. Date 1896 Author P. Martin Duncan / Peter Martin Duncan FRS (1821 - 1891) Full title Cassell's natural history. Ed. by P. Martin Duncan ... BHL Page URL https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24893277 Source https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ACassell%27s_natural_history_%28Figure%28s%29%29_%287050801719%29.jpg The Indian flying fox or greater Indian fruit bat (Pteropus medius formerly Pteropus giganteus) is a species of flying fox native to the Indian subcontinent, including in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Tibet, the Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. It is one of the largest bats in the world. It is nocturnal and feeds mainly on ripe fruits, such as mangoes and bananas, and nectar. Order: Chiroptera Family: Pteropodidae Genus: Pteropus Species: Pteropus medius (Temminck, 1825) Synonyms Pteropus giganteus (Brünnich, 1782 Pteropus ariel Allen, 1908 Pteropus assamensis McClelland, 1839 Pteropus edwardsi I. Geoffroy, 1828 Pteropus kelaarti Gray, 1871 Pteropus leucocephalus Hodgson, 1835 Pteropus ruvicollis[a] Ogilby, 1840 Vespertilio gigantea Brunnich, 1782

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