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Brooks's Dyak Fruit Bat

Fruit Bats & Flying Foxes

Dyacopterus brooksi

Basic stats

Habitat

Mature and secondary lowland forest

Range

Endemic to Indonesia: Sumatra, possibly Kalimantan

Size

Forearm 81–83mm

Weight

Genus Dyacopterus: under 150g

Brooks's dyak fruit bat is a megabat endemic to Indonesia, found on Sumatra and possibly Kalimantan. It was formerly treated as a subspecies of the dayak fruit bat. The forearm is 81–83 mm, and the genus Dyacopterus has small to medium fruit bats weighing under 150 g, with a short tail, grayish-brown fur on the back and silvery-gray fur on the belly (Wikipedia, general species account).

Its habitat preferences are poorly understood, but it has been found in mature and secondary lowland forest (Wikipedia, general species account).

Quick answers

What habitat does the Brooks's Dyak Fruit Bat live in?
Mature and secondary lowland forest
Where is the Brooks's Dyak Fruit Bat found?
Endemic to Indonesia: Sumatra, possibly Kalimantan
How big is the Brooks's Dyak Fruit Bat?
Forearm 81–83mm
How much does the Brooks's Dyak Fruit Bat weigh?
Genus Dyacopterus: under 150g
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