Horsfield's Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Horsfield's short-nosed fruit bat is a medium-sized pteropodid with a broad short muzzle, large eyes, white-edged ears and a small tail. It can be separated from smaller Sundaic fruit bats by size and from tailless Megaerops by its tail and two pairs of lower incisors (Mammalian Species account).

It ranges from Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia through Sumatra, Java and Borneo. The species uses lowland forest and many disturbed habitats, including secondary growth, gardens and plantations, where it takes fruit, nectar and pollen. Small groups construct tent-like day roosts by modifying palm or other broad leaves (Mammalian Species account). It is Nationally Least Concern (Thailand Red Data 2025).