Pteropodidae
Pteropus seychellensis A.Milne-Edwards, 1878
Pteropus seychellensis A.Milne-Edwards, 1878
Pteropus seychellensis, the Seychelles fruit bat, is a common seed-dispersing megabat native to western Indian Ocean islands.
Pteropus rufus E.Geoffroy, 1803
Pteropus rufus E.Geoffroy, 1803
Pteropus rufus, the Madagascan flying fox, is Madagascar's largest common bat, living in colonies and feeding on tree products like fruit.
Pteropus dasymallus Temminck, 1825
Pteropus dasymallus Temminck, 1825
Pteropus dasymallus, the Ryukyu flying fox, is a small fruit bat native to East Asian forests with key ecological roles in pollination and seed dispersal.
Pteropus niger (Kerr, 1792)
Pteropus niger (Kerr, 1792)
Pteropus niger, the Mauritian flying fox, is the largest endemic mammal of Mauritius, an important seed disperser for native plants.
Pteropus melanotus Blyth, 1863
Pteropus melanotus Blyth, 1863
Pteropus melanotus, the black-eared Blyth's flying fox, is an Indo-Pacific island megabat with a disputed Christmas Island subspecies.
Pteropus lylei K.Andersen, 1908
Pteropus lylei K.Andersen, 1908
Lyle's flying fox is a fruit-eating megabat native to Southeast Asia that acts as a reservoir for Nipah virus.
Pteropus vampyrus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pteropus vampyrus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pteropus vampyrus, the large flying fox, is a very large megabat found across Southeast Asia that feeds mainly on fruit, nectar, and flowers.
Pteropus poliocephalus Temminck, 1825
Pteropus poliocephalus Temminck, 1825
Pteropus poliocephalus (grey-headed flying fox) is Australia's largest bat, native to eastern Australia, feeding on plant nectar, pollen and fruit.
Pteropus scapulatus Peters, 1862
Pteropus scapulatus Peters, 1862
Pteropus scapulatus, the little red flying-fox, is a nectar-feeding Australian pteropodid bat that is an important tree pollinator.
Pteropus conspicillatus Gould, 1850
Pteropus conspicillatus Gould, 1850
Pteropus conspicillatus, the spectacled flying fox, is a large forest-dwelling fruit bat that produces one pup per year.
Pteropus alecto Temminck, 1837
Pteropus alecto Temminck, 1837
Pteropus alecto, the black flying fox, is a large bat native to parts of Australia, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, that breeds annually to produce one young.
Pteropus tonganus Quoy & Gaimard, 1830
Pteropus tonganus Quoy & Gaimard, 1830
Pteropus tonganus, the insular flying fox, is a color-varying bat widespread across Polynesian islands in varied forest and plantation habitats.
Cynopterus sphinx (Vahl, 1797)
Cynopterus sphinx (Vahl, 1797)
Cynopterus sphinx, the greater short-nosed fruit bat, is a South and Southeast Asian bat that builds simple tent nests.
Cynopterus brachyotis (Müller, 1838)
Cynopterus brachyotis (Müller, 1838)
Cynopterus brachyotis, the lesser short-nosed fruit bat, is a widely distributed fruit bat species with polygynous reproduction and male parental care.
Eonycteris spelaea (Dobson, 1871)
Eonycteris spelaea (Dobson, 1871)
Eonycteris spelaea, the cave nectar bat, is a nectar-feeding Southeast Asian bat important for pollinating many commercial crops.
Epomophorus wahlbergi (Sundevall, 1846)
Epomophorus wahlbergi (Sundevall, 1846)
Wahlberg's epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus wahlbergi) is a megabat found across southern Africa with distinct male traits.
Epomophorus gambianus (Ogilby, 1835)
Epomophorus gambianus (Ogilby, 1835)
The Gambian epauletted fruit bat is an African megabat species facing threats most significantly from habitat destruction.
Epomophorus crypturus Peters, 1852
Epomophorus crypturus Peters, 1852
Epomophorus crypturus, or Peters's epauletted fruit bat, is a fruit- and nectar-eating bat native to Southern Africa, currently ranked as least concern by the IUCN.
Hypsignathus monstrosus H.Allen, 1861
Hypsignathus monstrosus H.Allen, 1861
The hammer-headed bat (Hypsignathus monstrosus) is mainland Africa's largest bat, noted for extreme sexual dimorphism and specialized vocal mating adaptations.
Rousettus aegyptiacus (E.Geoffroy, 1810)
Rousettus aegyptiacus (E.Geoffroy, 1810)
Rousettus aegyptiacus (Egyptian fruit bat) is a medium-sized megabat with a wide range and specific breeding and life cycle traits.
Rousettus leschenaultii (Desmarest, 1820)
Rousettus leschenaultii (Desmarest, 1820)
Leschenault's rousette (Rousettus leschenaultii) is a fruit-eating megabat found from Iran to parts of Southeast Asia, living in varied habitats.
Eidolon helvum (Kerr, 1792)
Eidolon helvum (Kerr, 1792)
Eidolon helvum, the straw-coloured fruit bat, is a large social African fruit bat that pollinates plants and disperses tree seeds.
Eidolon dupreanum (Pollen, 1866)
Eidolon dupreanum (Pollen, 1866)
Eidolon dupreanum, the Madagascan fruit bat, is a Vulnerable Pteropodidae species endemic to Madagascar.
Nyctimene robinsoni Thomas, 1904
Nyctimene robinsoni Thomas, 1904
Nyctimene robinsoni is a spotted fruit bat that lives along Australia's east coast, the only Nyctimene bat on mainland Australia.
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