Eonycteris spelaea (Dobson, 1871)
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.3161/150811014X687369 |
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DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4341943 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C11B87BD-FFAB-BF36-9A98-FA4FFD177487 |
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treatment provided by |
Felipe |
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scientific name |
Eonycteris spelaea (Dobson, 1871) |
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Eonycteris spelaea (Dobson, 1871) View in CoL
Lesser dawn bat
New records
Lampung Province: Kuyung Arang Village, Lombok Village, Sukabanjar Village, Sidodadi Village, Sukaraja Village, Sukaraja Forest, Sumberjaya Village, Sumber Rejo Village, Way Canguk Forest.
New material
Two individuals were collected as voucher specimens. Lampung Province: Sumberjaya Village, 1♂, 1♀ ( MZB 34959, 34960).
Previous records from Sumatra
North Sumatra Province: caves near Kotabuluh and Rampah ( Whitten et al., 2000); West Sumatra Province: Mininjau ( Sibuea and Herdimansyah, 1993); and throughout Sumatra as detailed in van Strien (1996).
Remarks
Eonycteris spelaea was common throughout the study area, but more abundant in coffee plantations than in forest. One individual was caught with mist nets above the Way Canguk River. It is easily distinguished from other pteropodids by the lack of a claw on the second finger. Individuals were observed feeding on flowers of kapok ( Ceiba pentandra ) and coconut palm ( Cocos nucifera ) in Sumber Rejo Village (JCCH, personal observation). It has been recorded roosting with Rousettus bats in a cave in Way Canguk Forest (MN, unpublished data).
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Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense |
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