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Lesser Short-Nosed Fruit Bat - Cynopterus brachyotis
South-India, Sri Lanka, Southeast-Asia and Indonesia.
The following 8 subspecies are being recognized:
Cynopterus brachyotis brachyotis - South- and Northeast-India, Bhutan through Southeast-Asia to Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo;
Cynopterus brachyotis altitudinis - Cameron Highlands, West-Peninsular Malaysia;
Cynopterus brachyotis brachysoma - Andaman Islands;
Cynopterus brachyotis ceylonensis - Central- and South-Sri Lanka;
Cynopterus brachyotis concolor - Enggano Island;
Cynopterus brachyotis hoffeti - Vietnam;
Cynopterus brachyotis insularum - Kangean Islands;
Cynopterus brachyotis javanicus - Java, Madura and Bali.
Of this species there are no Zoo Photo's available.