Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Cynopterus sphinx
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderChiroptera (Ratpenats)
- FamilyPteropodidae (Old World Fruit Bats)
- GenusCynopterus (Short-nosed Fruit Bats)
- SpeciesCynopterus sphinx (Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat)
The greater short-nosed fruit bat (Cynopterus sphinx), or short-nosed Indian fruit bat, is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae found in South and Southeast Asia. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat sighting in Cat Tien National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Cat Tien National Park
Lesser Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Cynopterus brachyotis
Grand Leaf-nosed Bat
Hipposideros grandis
Woolly Horseshoe Bat
Rhinolophus luctus
thick-thumbed myotis
Myotis rosseti
Greater False Vampire
Lyroderma lyra
Indochinese Horseshoe Bat
Rhinolophus chaseni
Lesser false vampire bat
Megaderma spasma
Least Horseshoe Bat
Rhinolophus pusillus
Greater Asiatic Yellow House Bat
Scotophilus heathii
Naked-rumped Pouched Bat
Saccolaimus saccolaimus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 4 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat in Cat Tien National Park?
About 19% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat sighting in Cat Tien National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat in Cat Tien National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat in Cat Tien National Park in our monthly data.