Pteropus lylei

Lyle's Fruit Bat

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One of a group of closely related species inhabiting the Indian subcontinent, China and south-east asia, Lyle's Fruit Bat is found in Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia. The Pteropus group of species include the world's largest bats with wingspans of 1.5m or more.

1. Lyle's Fruit Bat, lateral view.
 
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Internet Resources

Standard references :
American Society of Mammalogists Monographs
Smithsonian / Wilson & Reeder's Taxonomic List
University of Michigan Animal Diversity Web

Taxonomy:
Superorder - Laurasiatheria
Order - Chiroptera (hand-wings)
Family - Pteropodidae (wing-footed)

Scientific Name:
Pteropus "wing-foot"

Dental Formula
U 2.1.2.2 - L 2.1.2.3

Measurements:  (defined)
Overall length 75mm
Overall width 41mm

Collection Data
Stage - Adult
Sex -
Area collected - Thailand
Source - commercial
Collector - Joey Williams
 

Skull Measurements (defined)

all measurements in mm

Specimen

CB

ZW

JL

IW

PC

NL

UT

Sex

Comments

n

69-79

40-45

9-12

From ASM monograph see link above