
Photo: 2013 Simon J. Tonge · CC BY 4.0
Cynopterus brachyotis
Rare visitor: recorded only occasionally in this country
Diet
Aromatic fruit, especially mangoes; also nectar and pollen
Habitat
Tree roosts in small groups; males chew palm fronds into shelters
Weight
21-32g
The lesser short-nosed fruit bat, also called the lesser dog-faced fruit bat, is a small fruit bat weighing 21 to 32 g and measuring 70 to 127 mm. It is brown to yellowish-brown with a brighter collar, dark orange in males and yellowish in females, and has white-edged ears and wing bones. It prefers aromatic fruit, especially mangoes, extracting the juice and soft pulp, and also takes nectar and pollen (Wikipedia, general species account).
Groups roost in trees, with males often roosting alongside up to four females and female groups reaching 20. Males build leaf shelters by chewing palm fronds, which can take over two months. It lives across South and Southeast Asia, most often in disturbed forest including lower montane forest. Breeding details in the source come from the Philippines.