Balionycteris maculata

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Title

Balionycteris maculata

Subject

Taxonomy
Kingdom     : Animalia
Phylum       : Chordata
Class          : Mammalia
Order         : Chiroptera
Family        : Pteropodidae
Genus        : Balionycteris
Species      : Balionycteris maculata



Common name/ vernacular name
  • Spotted-Winged Fruit Bat
  • Cecadu Sayap Berbintik (Malay)
  • Cecadu Sayap Bertitik (Malay)

Description

Ecosystem role
These bats are frugivores and may be important in seed dispersal. 



Economic importance
There is no information avaiable suggesting any positive economic impact of these animals on humans. 



IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Least Concern

Creator

Balionycteris maculata (Thomas, 1893)

Publisher

Intan Rabitah Mustafa

Contributor

Intan Rabitah Mustafa

Language

English

Collection

Citation

Balionycteris maculata (Thomas, 1893), “Balionycteris maculata,” BIDARA, accessed February 4, 2026, https://bidara.uthm.edu.my/items/show/36.

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