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{{Short description|Species of bat}}
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{{speciesbox | name = Pygmy Fruit Bat
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| status = LC
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| name = Pygmy Fruit Bat
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| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref>{{IUCN2008 |assessor=Hutson, A.M. |assessor2=Francis, C. |assessor3=Helgen, K. |assessor4=Kingston, T. |last-assessor-amp=yes |year=2008 |title=Aethalops alecto |id=565 |downloaded=8 February 2009}}</ref>
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn">{{cite iucn |author=White, A.L. |author2=Rhone, A.S. |author3=Kumaran, J. |author4=Waldien, D.L. |year=2023 |title=''Aethalops alecto'' |volume=2023 |page=e.T565A229798079 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T565A229798079.en |access-date=12 January 2024}}</ref>
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| genus = Aethalops
| genus = Aethalops
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| range_map = Pygmy Fruit Bat area.png
| range_map = Pygmy Fruit Bat area.png
| range_map_caption = Pygmy Fruit Bat range
| range_map_caption = Pygmy Fruit Bat range
| synonyms = {{specieslist
| Aethalodes alecto | Thomas, 1923}}
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The '''pygmy fruit bat''' (''Aethalops alecto''), also known as the '''grey fruit bat''', is a species of [[megabat]].
The '''pygmy fruit bat''' ('''''Aethalops alecto'''''), also known as the '''grey fruit bat''', is a species of [[megabat]].


==Distribution==
==Distribution==
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==Biology and ecology==
==Biology and ecology==
Two adult females and an adult male collected from Bario were in a non-reproductive condition. Kitchener et al. (1990) reported a pregnant female collected on Lombok Island in October. Hill (1961) observed pregnancy in February and May in Peninsular Malaysia. Medway (1978) recorded that the months between February to June was the breeding period for the species. This species appears to be confined to montane forest above 1,000 m (Payne et al. 1985).
Two adult females and an adult male collected from Bario were in a non-reproductive condition. Kitchener et al. (1990) reported a pregnant female collected on Lombok Island in October. Hill (1961) observed pregnancy in February and May in Peninsular Malaysia. Medway (1978) recorded that the months between February and June was the breeding period for the species. This species appears to be confined to montane forest above 1,000 m (Payne et al. 1985).


==External measurements==
==External measurements==
*3 samples. FA = 43.70-48.00, TL = none, EL = 10.00-12.00, TB = 15.30-17.00, WT = 12.00-18.00.
*3 samples. FA = 43.70–48.00, TL = none, EL = 10.00–12.00, TB = 15.30–17.00, WT = 12.00–18.00.
Measurements are referenced from Diaz.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Diaz|first=Adrian |author2=M.M |author3=D.A. Flores |author4=R.M. Barquez|title=Instrucciones para la preparacion y conservacion de mamiferos.|journal=Programa de Investigaciones de Biodiversidad de Argentina|year=1998|series=Publicaciones Especiales|issue=1|pages=13–18|url=http://www.checklist.org.br/getpdf?NGD051-07|accessdate=13 December 2013}}</ref> Measurements are without scale, but can only be millimeters. FA = Forearm Length, TL = Tail Length, EL = Ear Length, HFL = Hind Foot Length, TB is not described, and WT = usually W, is weight in grams.
Measurements are referenced from Diaz.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Diaz|first=Adrian |author2=M.M |author3=D.A. Flores |author4=R.M. Barquez|title=Instrucciones para la preparacion y conservacion de mamiferos.|journal=Programa de Investigaciones de Biodiversidad de Argentina|year=1998|series=Publicaciones Especiales|issue=1|pages=13–18|url=http://www.checklist.org.br/getpdf?NGD051-07|access-date=13 December 2013}}</ref> Measurements are without scale, but can only be millimeters. FA = Forearm Length, TL = Tail Length, EL = Ear Length, HFL = Hind Foot Length, TB is not described, and WT = usually W, is weight in grams.


Further measurements are referenced according to Barquez.<ref>{{cite book|last=Barquez|first=R.M.|title=Mamiferos de Argentina: Systematica y Distribucion|year=2006|publisher=SAREM|isbn=987984971X|pages=56–86|url=http://www.nhbs.com/mamiferos_de_argentina_tefno_147881.html}}</ref>
Further measurements are referenced according to Barquez.<ref>{{cite book|last=Barquez|first=R.M.|title=Mamiferos de Argentina: Systematica y Distribucion|year=2006|publisher=SAREM|isbn=987984971X|pages=56–86|url=http://www.nhbs.com/mamiferos_de_argentina_tefno_147881.html}}</ref>
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
* Hall LS, Gordon G. Grigg, Craig Moritz, Besar Ketol, Isa Sait, Wahab Marni and M.T. Abdullah. 2004. Biogeography of fruit bats in Southeast Asia. Sarawak Museum Journal LX(81):191-284
* Hall LS, Gordon G. Grigg, Craig Moritz, Besar Ketol, Isa Sait, Wahab Marni and M.T. Abdullah. 2004. Biogeography of fruit bats in Southeast Asia. Sarawak Museum Journal LX(81):191–284
* Karim, C., A.A. Tuen and M.T. Abdullah. 2004. Mammals. Sarawak Museum Journal Special Issue No. 6. 80: 221—234.
* Karim, C., A.A. Tuen and M.T. Abdullah. 2004. Mammals. Sarawak Museum Journal Special Issue No. 6. 80: 221–234.
* Mohd. Azlan J., Ibnu Maryanto, Agus P. Kartono and M.T. Abdullah. 2003 Diversity, Relative Abundance and Conservation of Chiropterans in Kayan Mentarang National Park, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Sarawak Museum Journal 79: 251-265.
* Mohd. Azlan J., Ibnu Maryanto, Agus P. Kartono and M.T. Abdullah. 2003 Diversity, Relative Abundance and Conservation of Chiropterans in Kayan Mentarang National Park, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Sarawak Museum Journal 79: 251–265.
* Hall LS, Richards GC, Abdullah MT. 2002. The bats of Niah National Park, Sarawak. Sarawak Museum Journal. 78: 255-282.
* Hall LS, Richards GC, Abdullah MT. 2002. The bats of Niah National Park, Sarawak. Sarawak Museum Journal. 78: 255–282.
*[http://www.batworld.org Bat World Sanctuary]
*[http://www.batworld.org Bat World Sanctuary]
*[http://www.batcon.org Bat Conservation International]
*[http://www.batcon.org Bat Conservation International]
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[[Category:Bats of Indonesia]]
[[Category:Bats of Indonesia]]
[[Category:Bats of Malaysia]]
[[Category:Bats of Malaysia]]
[[Category:Mammals of Borneo|Bat, Pygmy fruit]]
[[Category:Bats of Borneo]]
[[Category:Fauna of Java|Bat, Pygmy fruit]]
[[Category:Fauna of Java]]
[[Category:Fauna of Sumatra|Bat, Pygmy fruit]]
[[Category:Fauna of Sumatra]]
[[Category:Sarawak]]
[[Category:Sarawak]]
[[Category:Least concern biota of Asia|Bat, Pygmy fruit]]
[[Category:Least concern biota of Asia]]
[[Category:Mammals described in 1923]]
[[Category:Mammals described in 1923]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas]]

Latest revision as of 03:08, 25 February 2024

Pygmy Fruit Bat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
Genus: Aethalops
Species:
A. alecto
Binomial name
Aethalops alecto
(Thomas, 1923)
Pygmy Fruit Bat range
Synonyms
  • Aethalodes alecto Thomas, 1923

The pygmy fruit bat (Aethalops alecto), also known as the grey fruit bat, is a species of megabat.

Distribution

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Three specimens were collected in April 1995 from Bario highlands in Sarawak. A. alecto is confined to montane forest above 1000 m from Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Java. In Borneo it had been recorded at Mount Kinabalu and Crocker Range in Sabah; Gunung Mulu and Bareo in Sarawak (Payne et al. 1985 ).

Biology and ecology

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Two adult females and an adult male collected from Bario were in a non-reproductive condition. Kitchener et al. (1990) reported a pregnant female collected on Lombok Island in October. Hill (1961) observed pregnancy in February and May in Peninsular Malaysia. Medway (1978) recorded that the months between February and June was the breeding period for the species. This species appears to be confined to montane forest above 1,000 m (Payne et al. 1985).

External measurements

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  • 3 samples. FA = 43.70–48.00, TL = none, EL = 10.00–12.00, TB = 15.30–17.00, WT = 12.00–18.00.

Measurements are referenced from Diaz.[2] Measurements are without scale, but can only be millimeters. FA = Forearm Length, TL = Tail Length, EL = Ear Length, HFL = Hind Foot Length, TB is not described, and WT = usually W, is weight in grams.

Further measurements are referenced according to Barquez.[3] Measurements are referenced as GLS = Greater Length of Skull, Condylobasal Length (CBL), Least Interorbital Breadth (LIB), Zygomatic Breadth (ZB), Postorbital Constriction (PC), Breadth of Braincase (BB), Length of Maxillary Toothrow (LMxT), Palatial Length (PL), Mastoid Breadth (MB), Length of Mandibular Toothrow (LMdT), Length of Mandible (LM), Width across Upper Canines (CC), and Width across Upper Molars (MM).

References

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  1. ^ White, A.L.; Rhone, A.S.; Kumaran, J.; Waldien, D.L. (2023). "Aethalops alecto". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T565A229798079. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T565A229798079.en. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  2. ^ Diaz, Adrian; M.M; D.A. Flores; R.M. Barquez (1998). "Instrucciones para la preparacion y conservacion de mamiferos". Programa de Investigaciones de Biodiversidad de Argentina. Publicaciones Especiales (1): 13–18. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  3. ^ Barquez, R.M. (2006). Mamiferos de Argentina: Systematica y Distribucion. SAREM. pp. 56–86. ISBN 987984971X.
  • Hall LS, Gordon G. Grigg, Craig Moritz, Besar Ketol, Isa Sait, Wahab Marni and M.T. Abdullah. 2004. Biogeography of fruit bats in Southeast Asia. Sarawak Museum Journal LX(81):191–284
  • Karim, C., A.A. Tuen and M.T. Abdullah. 2004. Mammals. Sarawak Museum Journal Special Issue No. 6. 80: 221–234.
  • Mohd. Azlan J., Ibnu Maryanto, Agus P. Kartono and M.T. Abdullah. 2003 Diversity, Relative Abundance and Conservation of Chiropterans in Kayan Mentarang National Park, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Sarawak Museum Journal 79: 251–265.
  • Hall LS, Richards GC, Abdullah MT. 2002. The bats of Niah National Park, Sarawak. Sarawak Museum Journal. 78: 255–282.
  • Bat World Sanctuary
  • Bat Conservation International
  • ITIS
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