Banks Flying Fox

Banks Flying FoxThe Banks flying fox is a small flying fox found in Vanuatu's northern Banks Islands. On Mota Island, residents reported that it feeds on pandanus flowers.What does it look like?Its head and body measure about 13.7–15.2 cm. It has a narrow pointed muzzle, ochre-brown fur, and a richer ochre mantle at the shoulders.How does it live?The Banks flying fox is a small flying fox found in Vanuatu's northern Banks Islands. On Mota Island, residents reported that it feeds on pandanus flowers.On Mota Island, residents told surveyors that the bats roost beneath dead pandanus fronds and feed on pandanus flowers. The survey team did not locate the roosts directly.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.