Pohle's fruit bat  (Scotonycteris ophiodon)

This relatively little-known bat has russet, rust brown or dark brown fur, which is paler on the underside. Around the eyes are patches of white fur, and one individual has been found with yellow spots behind its eyes (2). Pohle's fruit bat belongs to the Pteropodidae family: a group of bats also known as flying foxes, which have dog-like faces with large eyes and simple, widely separated ears (3).