EndangeredLarge Flying-fox
Pteropus vampyrus
One of the 8 flying foxes on WAnimals
Mammals · Chiroptera · Pteropodidae
Pteropus giganteus
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
It is one of the largest bats in the world by wingspan. It forms colonies of hundreds to thousands in a single tree.
Weight
600 g – 1.6 kg
Size
20 cm – 30 cm
Diet
Frugivore
Feeds mainly on fruit.
Activity
Nocturnal
Active mainly at night.
Social structure
Colony
Lives in large concentrations, often for breeding reasons.
Sighting difficulty
Easy
Sources consulted: AnAge (genomics.senescence.info); The Website of Everything; Encyclopedia of Life; Animal Diversity Web; Britannica; Animalia.bio; JRank Articles; PMC (copulation behavior study)
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 35.
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