Cave animals in Khao Sok National Park

Short-nosed Fruit Bats - Cynopterus spp.

Short-nosed Fruit Bats are one of the major contributors to seed dispersion. Small seeds are usually swallowed with the fruit. While larger seeds are spit out.

Though not cave-dwelling bats, these lovely creatures find a different way to hide during the daylight hours.
They often bite the ribs of palm trees to form a make-shift tent. They are also often found near cave entrances. or in hollow trees.

Thirty percent of all mammal species on earth are bats.