Global conservation status: near threatened (Source: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2)

Classification
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All Names

  • Scientific names
    • Pteropus vampyrus
    • Pteropus caninus
    • Pteropus celaeno
    • Pteropus edulis
    • Pteropus funereus
    • Pteropus javanicus
    • Pteropus kalou
    • Pteropus kelaarti
    • Pteropus kopangi
    • Pteropus lanensis
    • Pteropus malaccensis
    • Pteropus natunae
    • Pteropus nudus
    • Pteropus phaiops
    • Pteropus pluton
    • Pteropus pteronotus
    • Pteropus sumatrensis
  • English
    • large flying fox
    • Large Flying-fox
  • Spanish
    • Zorro Volador De Cuello Rojo

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Recent Observations

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Photos

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What

large flying fox Pteropus vampyrus

Observer

jplarry

Date

Jul 30, 2011 06:27 AM EDT

Place

Pintasan, Sabah, Malaysia (Google, OSM)
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Description from Wikipedia

The Large Flying Fox (Pteropus vampyrus), also known as the Greater Flying Fox or kalang is a species of bat in the Pteropodidae family. It is found in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, Tonga, and Vanuatu.