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Cynopterus in life
In life — Short-nosed Fruit Bats, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Ria Tan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
BPBM 85278Vertebrate Zoology

Cynopterus

Short-nosed Fruit Bats

As recorded: Cynopterus F.Cuvier, 1824

Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Chiroptera › Pteropodidae

Collected by
J M Stusak
Region
Indonesia
Record type
Preserved specimen
61 Bishop specimens of CynopterusSpecies page ›

Cynopterus observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,990 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

Cynopterus observed 2026-10-24

2026-10-24

加思欄花園

(c) Mike Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cynopterus observed 2026-10-24

2026-10-24

Yishun, Singapore

(c) eh1dk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cynopterus observed 2026-10-24

2026-10-24

Tanglin, Singapore

(c) Prayitno Goenarto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cynopterus observed 2026-10-24

2026-10-24

Lim Chu Kang, Singapore

(c) Soh Kam Yung, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cynopterus observed 2026-10-22

2026-10-22

Jatireja, Kec. Cikarang Tim., Kabupaten Bekasi, Jawa Barat, Indonesia

(c) caturcahyo10, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cynopterus observed 2026-10-22

2026-10-22

Neo Tiew Cres, Singapore, SG, SG

(c) Lynette Wu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Cynopterus. BPBM 85278. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 92890980. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-isa/85278.

Record sources