Sedric, the Lesser short-nosed fruit bat, Koh Lipe, Thailand.

I photographed this fruit bat on the island of Koh Lipe in Thailand. I decided to flip the image and change it to black and white to bring out the beauty of this little fella. His engaging gaze says it all!

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Ferdy Christant

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Very interesting composition and species intro, well done! Posted 10 years ago
1. miles_away_
  
  Katipo Spider
  
  Thank you fchristant! Let's hope we see some more examples of these humble little creatures! It's a pleasure to be the first one posting this speicies and thanks for he promotion!!
  Posted 10 years ago, modified 10 years ago

The Lesser Short-nosed Fruit Bat

The lesser short-nosed fruit bat is a species of megabat within the Pteropodidae family. It is a small bat that lives in South and Southeast Asia and Indonesia which weighs between 21 and 32 grams that occurs in most habitats including lower montane forest, tropical lowland rainforest, gardens, mangroves, and vegetation on beaches.

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Similar species: Bats

Species identified by miles_away_