Where to see the Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Cynopterus sphinx · mammal · Pteropodidae
Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat (Cynopterus sphinx) is recorded in 16 protected areas and wildlife sites across 5 countries in our database. The places with the strongest evidence are Cát Tiên National Park (Vietnam), 广西十万大山国家级自然保护区 (China) and 十万大山国家森林公园 (China).
Where is the best place to see the Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat?
Based on GBIF records and our guides, the best-documented places to see the Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat are Cát Tiên National Park (Vietnam), 广西十万大山国家级自然保护区 (China) and 十万大山国家森林公园 (China). Most sites are in Vietnam (6), India (4) and China (2). It appears in 3 trip reports in our library.
Top 16 places for the Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
| # | Place | Country | GBIF records | Years | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cát Tiên National Park | Vietnam | 56 | 1998–2019 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 2 | 广西十万大山国家级自然保护区 | China | 14 | 2005 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 3 | 十万大山国家森林公园 | China | 14 | 2005 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 4 | Shukla Phanta National Park | Nepal | 10 | – | Recorded on GBIF |
| 5 | Chitwan National Park | Nepal | 10 | – | Recorded on GBIF |
| 6 | Rừng đặc dụng Sơn Trà | Vietnam | 8 | 1966–1967 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 7 | Yok Don National Park | Vietnam | 6 | 1997 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 8 | Ba Bể National Park | Vietnam | 6 | 1997 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 9 | Periyar National Park | India | 6 | 1986 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 10 | Bu Gia Map National Park | Vietnam | 4 | 2009 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 11 | Khao Yai National Park | Thailand | 4 | 2015–2017 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 12 | Bunning WLS | India | 4 | 2018 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 13 | Xuan Son National Park | Vietnam | 3 | 2012 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 14 | Thap Lan National Park | Thailand | 3 | 2017 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 15 | Megamalai WLS | India | 3 | 1986 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 16 | Namdapha National Park | India | 3 | 1979–1981 | Recorded on GBIF |
By country
Vietnam: 6, India: 4, China: 2, Nepal: 2 and Thailand: 2.
Seen on trips
The Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is recorded in these trip reports:
- Nepal Birding Trip Report, April 2019: Wise Birding Holidays — Wise Birding Holidays
- South India Mammal Watching Trip Report, April-May 2017: Royle Safaris — Royle Safaris
- Hala Bala Mammal Watching Trip Report 2008 — Jon Hall (mammalwatching.com)
Tours that have recorded it
- Birding the Land of the Thunder Dragon (Bhutan) — Wise Birding Holidays
- Western Ghats Rare & Endemic Wildlife Tour — Royle Safaris
In our guides
Read the full species account in our Borneo guide, Sumatra guide, Sulawesi guide, Sri Lanka guide.
Take it with you
Build a free printable field guide or e-book for any of these places, with photos and a checklist.
Make a field guide for Cát Tiên National ParkPhoto: (c) Lawrence Hylton, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC-BY.
GBIF downloads: Vietnam, China, Nepal, India, Thailand.
Data last updated 2026-11-05. Species–place links come from GBIF occurrence downloads (GBIF.org) matched to protected-area boundaries from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and other open boundary sources, plus places listed by our own guides. Record counts are what has been reported to GBIF, not population sizes. Reptiles and amphibians are never shown at park level. How this database works · Data sources and limits.