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Cynopterus sphinx
Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat, Short-nosed Indian Fruit Bat
As recorded: Cynopterus sphinx (Vahl, 1797)
Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Chiroptera › Pteropodidae
- Collected by
- L Quate & R M MitchellRudy Mitchell →Larry W. Quate →
- Locality
- Pokhara
- Region
- Nepal
- Identified by
- field sheet
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Cynopterus sphinx observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 613 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24
加思欄花園
(c) Mike Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22
Jatireja, Kec. Cikarang Tim., Kabupaten Bekasi, Jawa Barat, Indonesia
(c) caturcahyo10, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
香港新界元朗涼亭
(c) Hildon Wong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13
Dak Lua, Dong Nai, VN
(c) Teresa Shaefer Randall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-01
Yuen Long, New Territories, HK
(c) littlelittle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-25
Chai Wan Park, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
(c) Tommy Hui, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cynopterus sphinx. BPBM 30112. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 92891124. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-np/30112.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 92891124 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
