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Lesser dawn bat
Order : Chiroptera
Family : Pteropodidae
Subfamily : Macroglossinae
Species : Eonycteris spelaea
The Lesser dawn 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 lesser dawn bat
A young / baby of a lesser dawn bat is called a 'pup'. A lesser dawn bat group is called a 'colony or cloud'.Habitats
Caves, Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic), Forest and Subtropical / Tropical Moist Montane
Facts about the lesser dawn bat
Eonycteris spelaea is a generalist nectarivore that often commutes over distances of tens of kilometers to feed [26,27]. (Full text)
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