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Antillean fruit-eating bat
Order : Chiroptera
Family : Phyllostomidae
Subfamily : Brachyphyllinae
Species : Brachyphylla cavernarum
The Antillean fruit-eating bat is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the Antillean fruiteating bat
A young / baby of a Antillean fruiteating bat is called a 'pup'. A Antillean fruiteating bat group is called a 'colony or cloud'.Countries
Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Virgin Islands
Facts about the Antillean fruit-eating bat
Vincent Fruit-eating Bat (Brachyphylla cavernarum) is a West Indian species that can be locally abundant (Petersen et al. (Full text)