Great fruit-eating bat
Kingdom
Phylum
Subphylum
Class
Order
Genus
SPECIES
Artibeus lituratus
Weight
66
2
goz
g oz 
Wingspan
23
1
mminch
mm inch 

The great fruit-eating bat (Artibeus lituratus ) is a bat species in the family Phyllostomidae from South and Central America. It is found from Mexico to Brazil and Argentina, as well as in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago.

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They are 10.5 g at birth and grow to 65 g as adults.

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Climate zones

Great fruit-eating bat habitat map
Great fruit-eating bat
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Habits and Lifestyle

Mating Habits

MATING BEHAVIOR
BABY CARRYING
1 to 2

Population

References

1. Great fruit-eating bat Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_fruit-eating_bat
2. Great fruit-eating bat on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/2136/21995720

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