Bats at the Center

The bat species housed at Lubee represent a unique collection of species housed in a captive environment and available for research studies. This collection includes one of the world's largest (1.2 kg, Pteropus vampyrus) and the smallest (180g, Pteropus pumilus) species of the genus Pteropus. Lubee is the only facility in North American with breeding colonies of the following species: the Large (Malayan) flying fox (Pteropus vampyrus), the Grey-headed flying fox (Pteropus poliocephalus), the Variable (island) flying fox (Pteropus hypomelanus), the Little golden mantled flying fox (Pteropus pumilus). Lubee has bred all of these species successfully, and surplus animals are loaned to AZA accredited zoos for exhibition and education. Other breeding species housed at the Center include the Rodrigue’s flying fox (Pteropus rodricensis), one of the most threatened and endangered species of Old-World fruit bats, and the African Straw colored fruit bat (Eidolon helvum). Non-breeding species held include Lesser short-nosed (dog-faced) fruit bat (Cynopteris brachyotis), Indian flying fox (Pteropus giganteus), Egyptian Rousette, (Rousettus aegyptiacus) and the Jamaican and Great fruit- eating bats (Artibeus jamaicensis and Artibeus lituratus).

Large (Malayan) Flying Fox Pteropus vampyrus 26 male, 41 female	Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox Pteropus pumilus 13 male, 19 female
Spectacled Flying Fox Pteropus conspicillatus 1 female	Gray-headed Flying Fox Pteropus poliocephalus 8 male, 15 female
Rodrigue’s Flying Fox Pteropus rodricensis 5 male, 6 female	Variable (Island) Flying Fox Pteropus hypomelanus 16 male, 46 female
African Straw-colored Fruit Bat Eidolon helvum 5 male, 11 female	Egyptian Fruit Bat Rousettus aegytiacus 4 female
Great Fruit-eating Bat Artibeus lituratus 2 male Jamaican Fruit Bat Artibeus jamicensis 3 female	Lesser Short-nosed Fruit Bat Cynopterus brachyotis 4 male, 1 female
Indian Flying Fox Pteropus giganteus 8 male, 1 female