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title: "Krótkonosek sfinksowy"
description: "Cynopterus sphinx — Ssaki. The greater short-nosed fruit bat (Cynopterus sphinx), or short-nosed Indian fruit bat, is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae found in South and Southeast Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/greater-short-nosed-fruit-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Krótkonosek sfinksowy

> Cynopterus sphinx — Ssaki. The greater short-nosed fruit bat (Cynopterus sphinx), or short-nosed Indian fruit bat, is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae found in South and Southeast Asia.

- Scientific name: *Cynopterus sphinx*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las), `jungle` (Dżungla)
- iNaturalist observations: 1460
- Wikidata: [Q1340212](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1340212)
- iNaturalist taxon: [40792](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/40792)

## Names

- en: Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
- de: Indischer Kurznasenflughund
- fr: Cynoptère à nez court
- nl: Kortneusvleerhond
- pl: Krótkonosek sfinksowy

## Countries with the most observations

HK (762), CN (111), IN (77), TH (56), VN (38), MO (28), ID (16), LK (12), NP (7)

## Summary

The greater short-nosed fruit bat (Cynopterus sphinx), or short-nosed Indian fruit bat, is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae found in South and Southeast Asia.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_short-nosed_fruit_bat

## Photo

![Krótkonosek sfinksowy](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/greater-short-nosed-fruit-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Agnes Trekker · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/86719586

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/greater-short-nosed-fruit-bat?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).