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Flying-foxes
Pteropus
Pteropus (suborder Yinpterochiroptera) is a genus of bats which are among the largest in the world. They are commonly known as fruit bats or flying foxes, among other colloquial names. They live in the tropics and subtropics of Asia (including the Indian subcontinent), Australia, East Africa, and some oceanic islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. There are at least 60 extant species in the genus.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 58 known species
Grey-headed Flying-fox
speciesPteropus poliocephalus
Indian Flying Fox
speciesPteropus medius
Black Flying-fox
speciesPteropus alecto
Spectacled Flying-fox
speciesPteropus conspicillatus
Little Red Flying-fox
speciesPteropus scapulatus
Large Flying-fox
speciesPteropus vampyrus
Seychelles Flying-fox
speciesPteropus seychellensis
Ryukyu Flying-fox
speciesPteropus dasymallus
Lyle's Flying-fox
speciesPteropus lylei
Pacific Flying-fox
speciesPteropus tonganus
Mauritius Flying-fox
speciesPteropus niger
Madagascan Flying-fox
speciesPteropus rufus
Variable Flying-fox
speciesPteropus hypomelanus
Black-eared Flying-fox
speciesPteropus melanotus
Mariana Flying-fox
speciesPteropus mariannus
Rodrigues Flying-fox
speciesPteropus rodricensis
Great Flying-fox
speciesPteropus neohibernicus
Pemba Flying-fox
speciesPteropus voeltzkowi
Palau Flying-fox
speciesPteropus pelewensis
Kosrae Flying-fox
speciesPteropus ualanus
Samoa Flying-fox
speciesPteropus samoensis
Bonin Flying-fox
speciesPteropus pselaphon
Aldabra Flying-fox
speciesPteropus aldabrensis
Black-bearded Flying-fox
speciesPteropus melanopogon
Ornate Flying-fox
speciesPteropus ornatus
Pohnpei Flying-fox
speciesPteropus molossinus
Vanuatu Flying-fox
speciesPteropus anetianus
Moluccan Flying-fox
speciesPteropus chrysoproctus
Big-eared Flying-fox
speciesPteropus macrotis
Comoro Flying-fox
speciesPteropus livingstonii
Chuuk Flying-fox
speciesPteropus pelagicus
Grey Flying-fox
speciesPteropus griseus
Geelvink Bay Flying-fox
speciesPteropus pohlei
Moluccan Masked Flying-fox
speciesPteropus personatus
Kei Flying-fox
speciesPteropus keyensis
Little Golden-mantled Flying-fox
speciesPteropus pumilus
New Caledonia Flying-fox
speciesPteropus vetulus
Bismarck Flying-fox
speciesPteropus capistratus
Solomons Flying-fox
speciesPteropus rayneri
Admiralty Flying-fox
speciesPteropus admiralitatum
Rennell Flying-fox
speciesPteropus rennelli
Dwarf Flying-fox
speciesPteropus woodfordi
Seram Flying-fox
speciesPteropus ocularis
Temotu Flying-fox
speciesPteropus nitendiensis
Ashy-headed Flying-fox
speciesPteropus caniceps
Temminck's Flying-fox
speciesPteropus temminckii
Dark flying fox
speciesPteropus subniger
Vanikoro Flying-fox
speciesPteropus tuberculatus
Lombok Flying-fox
speciesPteropus lombocensis
Makira Flying-fox
speciesPteropus cognatus
Andersen's Flying-fox
speciesPteropus intermedius
Pteropus gilliardi
speciesPteropus gilliardi
Large Palau Flying Fox
speciesPteropus pilosus
Large Samoan Flying-fox
speciesPteropus coxi
Philippine Grey Flying-fox
speciesPteropus speciosus
Dusky Flying Fox
speciesPteropus brunneus
Banks Flying-fox
speciesPteropus fundatus
New Ireland Masked Flying-fox
speciesPteropus ennisae
Nicobar Flying-fox
speciesPteropus faunulus
Lesser Flying-fox
speciesPteropus mahaganus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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