This small flying fox lives on islands around Pohnpei. It has been recorded in tropical forest and mangroves and feeds on fruit and flowers.
It is a flying fox, but is among the smallest species in the genus Pteropus.
It has been recorded in tropical forest and mangroves on Pohnpei and in coconut forest on Ant and Pakin Atolls. It eats Pandanus and local palm fruits, as well as kapok flowers.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.