NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Minute Fruit Bat
Cynopterus minutus Miller, 1906
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The minute fruit bat (Cynopterus minutus) is a species of megabat within the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Sumatra, Java, Borneo and Sulawesi. C. minutus is a smaller species that lives in rainforests. Continuous bimodal polyoestry has seasonal reproduction. The females of the species reproduce in synchrony, giving birth to offspring 5–7 months apart throughout two separate seasons (3–4 months apart). Postpartum oestrus occurs after each parturition. In C. minutus, both sexes reach sexual maturity at around 7 months, and females give birth for the first time at around 12 months. Females start having children not long after reaching sexual maturity, and they effectively continue having children indefinitely. Relative to other fruit bats, C. minutus have high rates of reproduction.
Wikipedia contributors, Minute fruit bat; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:06:42.969640+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cynopterus minutus Miller, 1906
- Name authority
- Miller, 1906
- Common name
- Minute Fruit Bat
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Pteropodidae
- Genus
- Cynopterus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderChiroptera Blumenbach, 1779
- suborderYinpterochiroptera Springer, Teeling, Madsen, Stanhope & Jong, 2001
- familyPteropodidae Gray, 1821
- subfamilyCynopterinae Andersen, 1912
- tribeCynopterini Andersen, 1912
- genusCynopterus F. Cuvier, 1824
- speciesCynopterus minutus Miller, 1906
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cynopterus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Greater Short-nosed Fruit BatCynopterus sphinx (Vahl, 1797) | PteropodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Indonesian Short-nosed Fruit BatCynopterus titthaecheilus (Temminck, 1825) | PteropodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Peters's Fruit BatCynopterus luzoniensis (Peters, 1861) | PteropodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nusatenggara Short-nosed Fruit BatCynopterus nusatenggara Kitchener & Maharadatunkamsi, 1991 | PteropodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lesser Short-nosed Fruit BatCynopterus brachyotis (Müller, 1838) | PteropodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=945963 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6C7YK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.