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Some facts about the
Straw-colored fruit bat
Adult weight : 0.306 kg (0.6732 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 22 years
Gestation : 275 days
Weaning : 65 days
Litter size : 1
Interval between litters : 365 days
Weight at birth : 0.05 kg (0.11 lbs)
Weight at weaning : 0.135 kg (0.297 lbs)
Straw-colored fruit bat
Order : Chiroptera
Family : Pteropodidae
Subfamily : Pteropodinae
Species : Eidolon helvum
The Straw-coloured fruit bat is listed as Least Concern. 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 strawcolored fruit bat
A young / baby of a strawcolored fruit bat is called a 'pup'. A strawcolored fruit bat group is called a 'colony or cloud'.Countries
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Congo, Republic of the, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, GuineaBissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia and ZimbabweHabitats
Dry savanna, Forest, Moist savanna, Savanna, Subtropical / Tropical Dry forest and Subtropical / Tropical Moist Lowland
Facts about the straw-colored fruit bat
com The Straw-colored Fruit Bat Eidolon helvum The straw-colored fruit bat is found in Africa, and is the most widely distributed of the African fruit bats.
Meet Our Bats The Straw-colored Fruit Bat Eidolon helvum Back to Meet Some Bats The straw-colored fruit bat is found in Africa, and is the most widely distributed of the African fruit bats.
Straw Colored fruit bats are found roosting in large colonies in trees stripped of their leaves.
Straw Colored Fruit Bats are often found roosting in large colonies of 100,000 to 1,000,000 individuals.
The straw-colored fruit bat is found in Africa, and is the most widely distributed of the African fruit bats.
The straw-colored fruit bat is not entirely straw colored. (Full text)
The Straw-colored fruit bat (Eidolon helvum) is a gregarious species widely distributed throughout Africa. (Full text)
Straw-colored fruit bat The Straw-colored Fruit Bat Eidolon helvum The straw-colored fruit bat is found in Africa, and is the most widely distributed of the African fruit bats. (Full text)
The straw colored fruit bat is the most widely distributed of all the African fruit bats and is quite common throughout its range from the southwestern Arabian Peninsula, forest and savanna zones of Africa (south of the Sahara ) to the offshore island (Full text)
Straw-colored fruit bats are found primarily in the wild areas of Africa. (Full text)
Straw Colored Fruit Bat is a page from the Lincoln Park Zoo. (Full text)