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Dusky fruit bat
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Pteropodidae
Genus:	Penthetor; K. Andersen, 1912
Species:	P. lucasi
Binomial name
	Penthetor lucasi; Dobson, 1880
	Dusky fruit bat range

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The dusky fruit bat (Penthetor lucasi) is a species of bat found in Indonesia and Malaysia.^[1]

Dusky fruit bats are species found in Southeast Asia that serve as pollinators and seed dispersers in their ecosystem. Dusky fruit bats are considerably excellent seed dispersers due to their ability to travel long distances.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Waldien, D.L.; Bates, P.J.J.; Bumrungsri, S.; Suyanto, A.; Francis, C.M.; Kingston, T.; Maryanto, I. (2020). "Penthetor lucasi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T16563A22055450. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T16563A22055450.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^ Manivannan, Yuvarajan; Rahman, Mohd Ridwan A; Tingga, Roberta Chaya Tawie; Khan, Faisal Ali Anwarali (30 June 2019). "Genetic diversity of the cave roosting dusky fruit bat, Penthetor lucasi from Sarawak". Malaysian Applied Biology. 48 (3): 167–179. Retrieved 15 June 2023.

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[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] Waldien, D.L.; Bates, P.J.J.; Bumrungsri, S.; Suyanto, A.; Francis, C.M.; Kingston, T.; Maryanto, I. (2020). "Penthetor lucasi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T16563A22055450. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T16563A22055450.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[2] Manivannan, Yuvarajan; Rahman, Mohd Ridwan A; Tingga, Roberta Chaya Tawie; Khan, Faisal Ali Anwarali (30 June 2019). "Genetic diversity of the cave roosting dusky fruit bat, Penthetor lucasi from Sarawak". Malaysian Applied Biology. 48 (3): 167–179. Retrieved 15 June 2023.

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+{{Short description|Species of bat}}
-{{Cleanup rewrite|See talk page and history comments|July 2006|date=May 2009}}
+{{speciesbox
-{{Taxobox
-| name = ''Penthetor lucasi''
+| name = Dusky fruit bat
+| image = Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MAM.33067 ven - Penthetor lucasi - skin.jpeg
-| status = LR/lc
+| status = LC
-| status_system = IUCN2.3
+| status_system = IUCN3.1
-| status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{IUCN2008 | assessor = Bates, P. | assessor2 = Bumrungsri, S. | assessor3 = Suyanto, A. | assessor4 = Francis, C. | assessor5 = Kingston, T. | assessor6 = Maryanto, I. | last-assessor-amp = yes | year = 2008 | id = 16563 | title = Penthetor lucasi | downloaded = 2015-08-07}}</ref>
+| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Waldien, D.L. |author2=Bates, P.J.J. |author3=Bumrungsri, S. |author4=Suyanto, A. |author5=Francis, C.M. |author6=Kingston, T. |author7=Maryanto, I. |date=2020 |title=''Penthetor lucasi'' |volume=2020 |page=e.T16563A22055450 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T16563A22055450.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}</ref>
-| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
-| phylum = [[Chordata]]
+| genus = Penthetor
+| parent_authority =  K. Andersen, 1912
-| subphylum = [[Vertebrata]]
-| classis = [[Mammalia]]
+| species = lucasi
+| authority = Dobson, 1880
-| ordo = [[Chiroptera]]
-| familia = [[Pteropodidae]]
-| subfamilia = [[Pteropodinae]]
-| genus = '''''Penthetor'''''
-| genus_authority =  K. Andersen, 1912
-| species = '''''P. lucasi'''''
-| binomial = ''Penthetor lucasi''
-| binomial_authority = Dobson, 1880
 | range_map = Dusky Fruit Bat area.png
 | range_map_caption = Dusky fruit bat range
 }}
-The '''dusky fruit bat''' or '''Lucas's short-nosed fruit bat''' (''Penthetor lucasi'' Dobson, 1880) is the only member of the genus ''[[Penthetor]]'', a [[genus]] of [[megabat]].<ref name=iucn/>
+The '''dusky fruit bat''' ('''''Penthetor lucasi''''') is a species of [[bat]] found in [[Indonesia]] and [[Malaysia]].<ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021" />
+Dusky fruit bats are species found in Southeast Asia that serve as pollinators and seed dispersers in their ecosystem. Dusky fruit bats are considerably excellent seed dispersers due to their ability to travel long distances.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Manivannan |first1=Yuvarajan |last2=Rahman |first2=Mohd Ridwan A |last3=Tingga |first3=Roberta Chaya Tawie |last4=Khan |first4=Faisal Ali Anwarali |date=30 June 2019 |title=Genetic diversity of the cave roosting dusky fruit bat, ''Penthetor lucasi'' from Sarawak |url=https://jms.mabjournal.com/index.php/mab/article/view/1853 |journal=Malaysian Applied Biology |volume=48 |issue=3 |pages=167–179 |access-date=15 June 2023}}</ref>
-==Distribution==
-This species was recorded from six localities, [[Balui]] ( n = 9), [[Tanjung Datu]] (n = 4), [[Gunung Gading]] (n = 14), [[Kubah]] (n = 15), [[Lambir, Sarawak|Lambir]] (n = 5) and [[Samunsam]] (n = 1), all from [[Borneo]]. It ranges from southern [[Thailand]], [[Sumatra]], [[Peninsular Malaysia]], [[Riau]] archipelago ; in Borneo from [[Gomantong]], upper Sungai Kuamut and Sapulut in [[Sabah]]; and in [[Sarawak]] from Niah, Gunung Mulu, Sungai Sarawak (Payne et al. 1985), and Bau (Karim et al. 2004).
-==Biology and ecology==
-''P. lucasi '' was netted in primary forest at Kubah, Lambir and Datu, in regenerated forest at [[Gunong Gading National Park]], and in old secondary habitat at Balui and mangrove swamp at Samunsam. The specimens caught from Tanjung Datu, Sarawak were observed to be darker in fur colour than those observed elsewhere.
-In May and October 1996, specimens caught at Kubah were either [[pregnant]], [[lactating]] or in post-lactating conditions. In June a female was pregnant in Gunong Gading, and a post-lactating female was caught at Lambir in November. Males had enlarged testes in August, October and November at Samunsam, Lambir and Kubah. Immatures and subadults were netted in Lambir and Kubah in October and November,  indicating that their birth occurred between August and September. Subadults (n = 3) were collected in June in an old secondary habitat at Sungai Balui in Sarawak. Medway (1978) reported large numbers of pregnant females caught in Selangor in September and a few in June. The species roosts in rock shelters or caves; and eats fruit, which it carries back to the cave (Payne et al. 1985).
-'''Measurements'''
-FA 57-62
-T 8-13
-E 14-16.5
-Wt 30-44 (Francis,1985).
-'''Identification'''
-The upper parts of dusky fruit bats are dark grey-brown in colour. The under parts are pale buff-grey in colour. The top of its head often distinctly darker down the centre and paler near the eyes. Ears have dark edges. There is only one pair of lower incisors; outer upper incisors shorter than inner pair (Francis,1985). ''Penthetor lucasi'' can be distinguished from other members of the family Pteropodidae based on the fact that it has only one pair of lower incisors, and that a tail is present and extremely thin as compared to other Pteropodids (Nowak,1999).
-''P. lucasi'' lacks facial features related to echolocation, such as a nose leaf or enlarged tragus. The eyes are large to account for a greater dependence on vision than seen in microchiropterans. It has a well-developed postorbital process and a claw on the second digit with the second finger being independent. The palate extends beyond the last upper molar and has ridges (Feldhamer ''et al.'',1999).
-'''Similar species'''
-Short-nosed fruit bats, ''Cynopterus'' spp., are brighter-coloured with two pairs of lower incisors; tailless fruit bats, ''Imegaerops''  spp., lack a tail, have broader, higher nostrils, light brown fur with pale grey basses, and small, even upper incisors (Francis,1985).
-'''Ecology and habitat'''
-The dusky fruit bat is irregularly distributed throughout lowland and hill forests (Nowak,1999). It roosts in colonies in rock shelters or caves, sometimes in near-total darkness (Francis,1985).
-'''Reproduction'''
-Research indicates that breeding in ''P. lucasi'' is seasonal. One study of pregnancy in ''P. lucasi'' revealed that the highest number of pregnant females were recorded in September, very few females were pregnant in June, and there were no recorded pregnancies in January, February, March, and July (Nowak,1999). There is typically only one offspring in a birth (Nowak,1999).
-'''Behavior'''
-This species appears to be gregarious, roosting in large groups (Nowak,1999). ''P. lucasi'' roosts in caves, rock shelters, and in the nooks and crannies between boulders, a habit that likely limits its distribution (Nowak,1999). Unlike the suborder Microchiroptera, members of the Megachiroptera, such as ''P. lucasi'' do not echolocate. They rely on vision and olfaction to navigate and locate food (Feldhamer ''et al.'',1999)
-'''Food Habits'''
-The dusky fruit bat is a frugivore. It emerges from its roost at dusk to feed at the nearest food source, often a fruit plantation (Nowak,1999). Food sources are located primarily through olfaction (Feldhamer ''et al.'',1999).
-'''Economic Importance for Humans: Negative'''
-Dusky fruit bats feed at the fruit source nearest to their roost, which is often a fruit plantation. In areas where the population density of these bats is high, they can cause considerable damage to crops (Feldhamer ''et al.'',1999).
-'''Economic Importance for Humans: Positive'''
-As a frugivore, ''P. lucasi'' may provide a valuable ecological service to humans in the dispersal of seeds of the plants they consume away from the parent tree, either through spitting the seeds out or passing them through the gut (Feldhamer ''et al.'',1999).
-'''Distribution and status'''
-South-East Asia: Peninsular Malaysia and extreme South Thailand. Also Borneo, Sumatra and Riau archipelago. Not currently at risk, through uncommon in most areas (Francis,1985).
 ==References==
-{{reflist|25em}}
+{{reflist}}
-*Feldhamer, G., L. Drickamer, S. Vessey, J. Merritt. 1999. Mammalogy: Adaptation, Diversity, and Ecology. Boston: McGraw Hill.
-Retrieved January 16, 2009, from http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Penthetor_lucasi.html.
-*Francis, C. 1985. Field guide to the mammals of South-East Asia. Kuala lumpur: Weng Fatt Sdn. Bdn. (p.&nbsp;175).
-*Karim, C., A.A. Tuen and M.T. Abdullah. 2004. ''Mammals''. Sarawak Museum Journal Special Issue No. 6. 80: 221—234.
-*Nowak, R. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World, volume 1. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. Retrieved January 16, 2009, from http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Penthetor_lucasi.html.
-*Payne J., C.M. Francis, and K. Phillips. 1985. A Field Guide to the Mammals of Borneo.
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-[[Category:Mammals of Borneo|Bat, Dusky fruit]]
+[[Category:Bats of Borneo]]
-[[Category:Mammals of Brunei|Bat, Dusky fruit]]
+[[Category:Mammals of Brunei]]
-[[Category:Mammals of Hong Kong|Bat, Dusky fruit]]
+[[Category:Mammals of Hong Kong]]
-[[Category:Fauna of Sumatra|Bat, Dusky fruit]]
+[[Category:Fauna of Sumatra]]
-[[Category:Least concern biota of Asia|Bat, Dusky fruit]]
+[[Category:Least concern biota of Asia]]
 [[Category:Mammals described in 1880]]
+[[Category:Taxa named by George Edward Dobson]]
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