Genus

Short-nosed Fruit Bats

Cynopterus

1 species in our catalog · found in 1 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderChiroptera (Bats)
FamilyPteropodidae (Old World Fruit Bats)
GenusCynopterus (Short-nosed Fruit Bats)

Species in this group

Cynopterus sphinx

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

~20%

Feb

<5%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Short-nosed Fruit Bats

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 7 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 4 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 1	~20%
	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat			~20%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Tuen Mun	🇨🇳 China	1 of 1	~20%
	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat			~20%
2	Hong Kong	🇨🇳 China	1 of 1	~10%
	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat			~10%
3	Guangzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 1	~10%
	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat			~10%
4	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 1	~10%
	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat			~10%
5	Bangkok	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 1	<5%
	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden	🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China	In captivity
2	Berlin Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
3	Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
4	Aquarium Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity

Short-nosed Fruit Bats

Species in this group

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Short-nosed Fruit Bats

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found