Large Flying Fox
Pteropus vampyrus
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Epic
- Observations
- 268
- Most observed in
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia
- Conservation
- Endangered
Description
The large flying fox (Pteropus vampyrus, formerly Pteropus giganteus), also known as the greater flying fox, Malayan flying fox, Malaysian flying fox, large fruit bat, kalang, or kalong, is a southeast Asian species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. Despite its scientific name, it feeds exclusively on fruits, nectar, and flowers, like the other flying foxes of the genus Pteropus. It is noted for being one of the largest bats.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Large flying fox”.