Megaerops wetmorei
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The white-collared fruit bat (''Megaerops wetmorei'') is a species of
megabat Megabats constitute the family Pteropodidae of the order Chiroptera ( bats). They are also called fruit bats, Old World fruit bats, or—especially the genera ''Acerodon'' and '' Pteropus''— flying foxes. They are the only member of the s ...
found in
Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical south-eastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of mainlan ...
. A specimen held by Brunei Museum (BM87/1983) had a forearm length of , a head-body length of , ears long, hind feet long and weighed .


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Megaerops Bats of Southeast Asia Bats of Indonesia Bats of Malaysia Mammals of Borneo Mammals of Brunei Mammals of the Philippines Least concern biota of Asia Mammals described in 1934 {{fruit-bat-stub