Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
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| Cynopterus sphinx (Vahl, 1797) |
The Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat or Short-nosed Indian Fruit Bat (Cynopterus sphinx) is a species of bat in the Pteropodidae family. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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- Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. Cynopterus sphinx. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
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