{{Short description|Species of mammal}} {{Speciesbox | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name="iucn">{{cite iucn |author=Wiantoro, S. |year=2020 |title=''Thoopterus suhaniahae'' |volume=2020 |article-number=e.T84463939A84463943 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T84463939A84463943.en |access-date=23 December 2023}}</ref> | genus = Thoopterus | species = suhaniahae | authority = Maryanto, Yani, Prijono & Wiantoro, 2012 }}
The '''Suhaniah fruit bat''' ('''''Thoopterus suhaniahae''''') is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is native to Indonesia and was described in 2012.
==Taxonomy== The Suhaniah fruit bat was described as a new species in 2012. The holotype had been collected in Lore Lindu National Park on the Indonesian island Sulawesi in 2000 by I. Maryanto and M. Yani. Before its description, the genus ''Thoopterus'' was believed to be monotypic, consisting only of the swift fruit bat (''Thoopterus nigrescens''). Scientists subsequently discovered that there was regional variation in the swift fruit bat: individuals in northern Sulawesi were smaller than those in southwest Sulawesi. The southwest Sulawesi population was split from ''T. nigrescens'' due to larger body size, skull size, and jaw size, and given the scientific name ''Thoopterus suhaniahae''. The eponym for the species name ''suhaniahae'' is Suhaniah, the wife of Mohamad Yani.<ref name="Maryanto">{{Cite journal|doi=10.18195/issn.0312-3162.27(1).2012.068-084|url=http://museum.wa.gov.au/research/records-supplements/records/new-species-fruit-bat-megachiroptera-pteropodidae-thoopterus-su |title=A new species of fruit bat (Megachiroptera: Pteropodidae: Thoopterus) from Sulawesi and adjacent islands, Indonesia |date=2012 |last1=Maryanto |first1=Ibnu |last2=Yani |first2=Mohamad |last3=Prijono |first3=Siti Nuramaliati |last4=Wiantoro |first4=Sigit |journal=Records of the Western Australian Museum |volume=27 |page=68 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
==Description== The Suhaniah fruit bat is sexually dimorphic, with males larger than females on average. Males have a head and body length of {{cvt|89.3-109.7|mm|in}}, compared to females at {{cvt|86.0-101.1|mm|in}}. Males have forearm lengths of {{cvt|74.4-81.8|mm|in}}, with female forearm lengths of {{cvt|73.0-78.5|mm|in}}.<ref name="Maryanto"/>
== Distribution == The Suhaniah fruit bat is endemic to Indonesia, where it is found on Sulawesi, Wawonii Island, and the Talaud Islands. It is found at a range of elevations from {{cvt|0-2100|m|ft}} above sea level. Its range includes lowland and montane forests.<ref name="iucn"/>
== References == {{Reflist}}
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Category:Mammals described in 2012 Category:Megabats Category:Bats of Indonesia Category:Endemic fauna of Indonesia