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The scientific name for the Fruit bat is //Pteropus rufus //.Fruit bats have very long, webbed fingers that serve as wings. Fruit bats also have very good senses of smell and sight Even though people often refer to the myth that all bats are blind. They are commonly black with different tints of color such as orange or grey. Their common life span is about 20 to 30 years. Fruit bats eat fruit and lick nectar off of flowers. They usually just crush the fruit and eat the juic   es. The fruit bat commonly reaches maturity at about 9 months. Once their young is born, they are carried on the mothers back until they are at about six weeks of age. The fruit bat is found throughout Africa and surrounding islands. They enjoy residing in dense forests. The Madagascar Fruit bat is extinct. The main reason is because of deforestation. Humans commonly cut down their homes for logging. The Endangered Species Act was created to try to prevent such a thing. The Endangered Species Act was passed in 1973. This act provided for the ecosystems that had threatened and endangered species. The following link is a site that is an organization that is made to saved every bat species: [].  media type="custom" key="3745777"