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Greater nectar bat

Eonycteris major K. Andersen, 1910

NTNear Threatenedbats

The greater nectar bat (Eonycteris major) is a species in the family Pteropodidae, order Chiroptera. Recorded adults weigh 72.8 g to 80.9 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

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Quick facts about the greater nectar bat

Weight
72.8 g – 80.9 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Nectarivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the greater nectar bat live?

Not recorded

What is the greater nectar bat?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The greater nectar bat or greater dawn bat (Eonycteris major) is a species of megabat within the genus Eonycteris. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. Its range is limited and includes Luzon to Maripipi in the Philippines and scattered parts of Borneo including Tuaran and Ranau in Sabah; Bau, Kuching and Bintulu in Sarawak.

From the Wikipedia article “Greater nectar bat” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Greater_nectar_bat&oldid=1331274060), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the greater nectar bat endangered?

The greater nectar bat is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species.

How is the greater nectar bat classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderChiroptera
  5. familyPteropodidae
  6. genusEonycteris
  7. SpeciesEonycteris major K. Andersen, 1910
Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • Greater dawn batEnglish
  • Greater dawn batEnglish
  • Greater dawn bat.English
  • خفاش الرحيق الكبيرArabic
  • kaloň dlouhonosýCzech
  • Borneo-LangzungenflughundGerman
  • isoaamuhekkoFinnish
  • Lalai BesarIndonesian
  • ボルネオヨアケオオコウモリJapanese
  • Jutrzenkowiec dużyPolish
  • Большой пещерный крыланRussian

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the greater nectar bat

Other species in the same genus Eonycteris.

CompareGreater nectar bat vs Cave nectar batGreater nectar bat vs Philippine dawn batGreater nectar bat vs Eonycteris rosenbergi

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the greater nectar bat?

An adult greater nectar bat weighs 72.8 g – 80.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the greater nectar bat endangered?

The greater nectar bat is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What kind of animal is the greater nectar bat?

The greater nectar bat (Eonycteris major) belongs to the family Pteropodidae in the order Chiroptera.

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BibTeX
@misc{greater_nectar_bat_2026,
  title = {Greater nectar bat (Eonycteris major)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/greater-nectar-bat},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}