Stats

Lifespan

12-15 yrs

Size

Small

Diet

Herbivore

Activity

Nocturnal

Social

Colony

Biome

Tropical woodland

Range

Australia

Movement

Flight

Breeding

Live birth

Defense

Group defense

Status

Rare

About

This small bat lives in the forests of northern and eastern Australia. It travels in massive colonies that can contain over one hundred thousand individuals.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   newborn pup

   A hairless pup clings to its mother in the roost, nursing and growing rapidly.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   A furred juvenile is left in a nursery cluster while its mother forages, gaining strength in its wings.
3. 3.
   fledgling

   A near-adult bat takes its first short flights and begins catching prey or feeding on its own.
4. 4.
   adult

   Fully grown, flying and foraging confidently.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Chiroptera

Family

Pteropodidae

Genus

Pteropus

Species

Pteropus scapulatus