Wildlifeof Sumatra
Hairless Bat
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Cheiromeles torquatus
Basic stats
Diet
Flying insects
Range
Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei and the Philippines
The hairless bat, also called the naked bulldog bat or greater naked bat, is a free-tailed bat (Molossidae). It is mostly hairless, but has short bristly hairs around its neck, on its front toes and around the throat sac, with fine hairs on the head and tail membrane. The genus name comes from Greek words for hand and limb, and the species name from the Latin for collar (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is a hawking insectivore, using echolocation to find insects on the wing (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Hairless Bat eat?
- Flying insects
- Where is the Hairless Bat found?
- Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei and the Philippines