Pteropus

• Aldabra Flying Fox Pteropus aldabrensis

  

  The Aldabra flying fox is a large fruit bat found only on Aldabra Atoll in Seychelles. It eats fruit and flowers and helps move seeds among the island's plants.

• Black Flying-fox Pteropus alecto

  

  The black flying-fox is a large fruit bat found in northern and eastern Australia. Its Japanese name also appears in the Japanese Mammalogical Society’s standard mammal-name list.

• Vanuatu Flying Fox Pteropus anetianus

  

  The Vanuatu flying fox lives on islands in Vanuatu. It roosts in small groups and eats fruit and flowers. The factsheet says it is seen flying by day more often than other flying foxes in Vanuatu.

• Moluccan Flying Fox Pteropus chrysoproctus

  

  The Moluccan flying fox is reported from islands in the Moluccas. A survey on Seram reported a roost of about 300 animals in mangrove trees.

• Spectacled Flying Fox Pteropus conspicillatus

  

  This flying-fox has straw-colored fur around the eyes that looks like spectacles. It searches for fruit, nectar, pollen, and leaves at night and roosts in large camps.

• Ryukyu Flying Fox Pteropus dasymallus

  

  This flying fox roosts in forest trees and feeds mainly on fruit. Coat color and roosting patterns vary among subspecies.

• Island flying fox Pteropus hypomelanus

  The island flying fox is a flying fox occurring on islands from South Asia to the southwest Pacific.

• Kai Flying Fox Pteropus keyensis

  This flying fox occurs on Indonesia’s Kai Islands. Its coat is nearly all yellow. It is active at night and roosts in forested areas with little disturbance.

• Comoro Black Flying Fox Pteropus livingstonii

  This flying fox occurs on Anjouan and Mohéli in the Comoros. A 2006 species account reports that it eats fruit, leaves, nectar and pollen, and roosts in native evergreen forest.

• Lyle's Flying Fox Pteropus lylei

  Lyle's flying fox is a Southeast Asian bat that roosts in large groups high in trees by day and flies out at night to find fruit and other foods.

• Mariana Flying Fox Pteropus mariannus

  The Mariana flying fox is a fruit bat with black or brown fur mixed with silver hairs and a golden-looking mantle. It rests in groups in trees during the day.

• Indian flying fox Pteropus medius

  A large bat that roosts in trees in India and elsewhere, and feeds on fruit at night.

• Indian flying fox Pteropus medius

  A large bat that roosts in trees in India and elsewhere, and feeds on fruit at night.

• Large Flying Fox Pteropus vampyrus

  A large fruit-eating bat of Southeast Asia. A tracking study in Malaysia recorded movements across national borders.

• Mariana Flying Fox Pteropus mariannus

  The Mariana flying fox is a fruit bat with black or brown fur mixed with silver hairs and a golden-looking mantle. It rests in groups in trees during the day.

• Mauritian fruit bat Pteropus niger

  The Mauritian fruit bat is a large fruit-eating bat with golden fur, endemic to Mauritius.

• Moluccan Flying Fox Pteropus chrysoproctus

  The Moluccan flying fox is reported from islands in the Moluccas. A survey on Seram reported a roost of about 300 animals in mangrove trees.

• Insular Flying Fox Pteropus tonganus

  The insular flying fox, also called the Pacific flying fox, is a large bat of Pacific islands. It roosts in tall trees by day and searches for fruit and flowers at night.

• Grey-headed Flying-fox Pteropus poliocephalus

  The grey-headed flying-fox is a large fruit bat of eastern Australia. It feeds on flowers and fruit and forms large roosts in trees.

• Rodrigues Flying Fox Pteropus rodricensis

  The Rodrigues flying fox is a fruit-eating bat found on Rodrigues Island in the Indian Ocean. Golden-looking fur may cover its head, neck, and shoulders, and males and females differ in their reported roosting patterns.

• Ryukyu Flying Fox Pteropus dasymallus

  This flying fox roosts in forest trees and feeds mainly on fruit. Coat color and roosting patterns vary among subspecies.

• Island flying fox Pteropus hypomelanus

  The island flying fox is a flying fox occurring on islands from South Asia to the southwest Pacific.

• Black-eared Flying Fox Pteropus melanotus

  The black-eared flying fox lives in forests and wetlands on small islands. It may roost in daytime groups of several hundred bats.

• Great Flying Fox Pteropus neohibernicus

  The great flying fox is a large fruit bat found on New Guinea and nearby islands. It is nocturnal and roosts in large groups high in trees.