African long-eared flying fox - African long-eared flying fox

Japanese: アフリカシタナガオオコウモリ - あふりかしたながおおこうもり
African long-eared flying fox - African long-eared flying fox

...It is nocturnal, and in captivity, it becomes active at sunset and prefers honey diluted with water. In West Africa, the African long-spanning fruit bat, Megaloglossus woermanni , has been observed resting on the flowers of the sausage tree, a member of the Bignoniaceae family. The ecology of the New World bats of the family Pterygotis subfamily, the subfamily Pterygotis, is similar to that of this species, but they can be distinguished by the presence of a nose lobe. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "African long-fingered flying fox" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…夜行性で,飼育下での観察によると,日没と同時に活動を開始し,はちみつを水で薄めた液を好む。アフリカ西部でアフリカシタナガオオコウモリ(アフリカシタナガフルーツコウモリ)Megaloglossus woermanniがノウゼンカズラ科のソーセージノキの花にとまっていたことが観察されている。新世界に生息するヘラコウモリ科のシタナガコウモリ亜科のものの生態も本種に類似するが,鼻葉(びよう)がある点で区別できる。…

※「アフリカシタナガオオコウモリ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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