Cynopterus brachyotis

• Lesser short nosed fruit bats are generally brown to yellowish brown with brightened colour.

• Adult males have dark orange colours; adult females have yellowish colour.

• They occur most frequently in forest, gardens, mangroves and vegetation on beaches.

• They are frugivorous and prefer aromatic fruit especially mangoes.

• They feeds mainly on small fruits by sucking out the juice and the soft pulp they also eat necter and pollen.

• They play important role in plant pollination. Many plants such as bananas, mangoes depend on them for seed dispersal.

• Bats are considered to be crop pest since they consume and damage fruits.

• For orientation and navigation, they depend more on sight and smell and less on echo-location.

• Ability of echo-location for horning and navigation avoid collision on with obstacle during flight.

• Emission of high frequency orientation sounds from large pharynx specialised auditory apparatus and both for perception and analysis of complex sounds and reflexing echoes.