Spectacled Flying Fox
Pteropus conspicillatus
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Epic
- Observations
- 1,080
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Conservation
- Endangered
Description
The spectacled flying fox (Pteropus conspicillatus), also known as the spectacled fruit bat, is a megabat that lives in Australia's north-eastern regions of Queensland. It is also found in New Guinea and on the offshore islands including Woodlark Island, Alcester Island, Kiriwina, and Halmahera. The spectacled flying fox was listed as a threatened species under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Spectacled flying fox”.