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Pteropus

Bats of the genus Pteropus, belonging to the Megachiroptera sub-order, are the largest bats in the world. They are commonly known as the Fruit Bats or Flying Foxes among other numerous colloquial names. They live in the tropics and subtropics of Asia (including the Indian subcontinent), Australia, Indonesia, islands off East Africa (but not the mainland Africa), and a number of remote oceanic islands in both the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

 
 
Pteropodinae

Pteropodinae

Pteropodinae is a subfamily of fruit bats.

 
 
Rousettus

Rousettus

Rousettus is a genus of Old World fruit bats. They are sometimes referred to as dog-faced fruit bats, or flying foxes. The genus is a member of the suborder Megachiroptera. The genus consists of 10 species that range over most of Africa to southeast Asia, and the islands of the south Pacific.

 
 
Egyptian fruit bat

Egyptian fruit bat

The Egyptian Fruit Bat or Egyptian Rousette (Rousettus aegyptiacus) is a species of Old World fruit bat found throughout Africa, except in the desert regions of the Sahara, and throughout the Middle East, as far east as Pakistan and northern India. Due to their extensive geographic range, and relatively large wild population, Rousettus aegyptiacus does not hold any specific conservation status.

 
 
Straw-coloured Fruit Bat

Straw-coloured Fruit Bat

The straw coloured fruit bat (Eidolon hevlum) is the most widely distributed of all the African fruit bats. It is quite common throughout its area ranging from southwestern Arabian Peninsula, forest and savanna zones of Africa (south of the Sahara) and to the offshore island of Africa . These bats are very abundant, but evenso have recently been upgraded to near threatened on the IUCN redlist due to a decreasing population trend.

 
 
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Hammer-headed bat

The hammer-headed bat (Hypsignathus monstrosus), also known as the big-lipped bat, is widely distributed in equatorial Africa. This large bat is found in riverine forests, mangroves, swamps, and palm forests at elevations less than 1800 meters.