Description
It can reach a wingspan of 80 cm and therefore is the largest endemic mammal on Mauritius. Its fur is golden.
Small ears and thick hair on the tibiae, "dorsal coloration of glossy, blackish brown mantle, tinged with rufous, which extends posteriorly into a dark brown median spinal tract, flanked by buff lateral patches."Medium sized species, with adult forearm length an average of 152 mm, with no difference between male and female. Mostly nocturnal, and although some are occasionally seen during the day, they normally roost by sunrise “These fruit bats range in size from 40-800 g and occur from sea level to 1500 m.”
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