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THE BIODIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE

A Digital Reference Collection for Singapore's Biodiversity

Eonycteris spelaeaDobson, 1871

Cave Nectar Bat

Marcus Chua

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Identified By: Marcus Chua

Species Interactions (4)

Feeds on

Golden PendaXanthostemon chrysanthus

References

Chan, 2013. Singapore Biodiversity Records 2013: 108-109

PetaiParkia speciosa

References

Leong & Chan, 2011. Proceedings of Nature Society, Singapore’s Conference on ‘Nature Conservation for a Sustainable Singapore’ – 16th October 2011. Pg. 41–64.

Teo & Thomas, 2019. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 71 (Suppl. 1): 145-183

BananaMusa acuminata

References

Wee, 2014. Bird Ecology Study Group blog

Wee, 2015a. Bird Ecology Study Group blog

Wee, 2015b. Bird Ecology Study Group blog

Wee, 2015c. Bird Ecology Study Group blog

Wee, 2015d. Bird Ecology Study Group blog

Wee, 2015e. Bird Ecology Study Group blog

Preyed upon by

Oriental Pied HornbillAnthracoceros albirostris

References

Wee et al,. 2006. Bird Ecology Study Group blog

Teo & Thomas, 2019. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 71 (Suppl. 1): 145-183

Basic Information

Classification:

Vertebrata: Mammalia: Chiroptera (Bats): Pteropodidae (Old World Fruit Bats)

Residency Status:

Native

Biology/Ecology

Ecology:

Native species. Widespread but uncommon.

External Links

Singapore Biodiversity Records

Chiroptera (Bats)

Emballonuridae (Sheath-Tailed Bats)

Hipposideridae (Leaf-Nosed Bats)

Megadermatidae (False Vampires)

Molossidae (Free-Tailed Bats)

Pteropodidae (Old World Fruit Bats)

Rhinolophidae (Horseshoe Bats)

Vespertilionidae (Evening Bats)