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Pteropus rodricensis
The Rodrigues fruit bat or flying fox is a species of megabat. It can be brightly colored (red, yellow, orange) or more ordinary colors. They eat fruit & insects (without echolocation) using their wings as nets. Spotted in captivity.
Rodrigues Island (Mauritius, Indian Ocean). Mature trees in dense rainforest. Currently confined to a small valley.
Critically Endangered. I chose this as the Rodrigues because (1) ear visibility, (2) bright color, & (3) overall wider/rounder appearance of the head & shoulder area. The Malayan seems very slim through the head & shoulders.
Spotted on May 28, 2009
Submitted on Aug 21, 2011
3 Comments
Not a problem:) I do tend to get wordy on some of these descriptions. Especially when I think the animal is not well known.
Oopsie, must have skipped that sentence and went straight to the habitat.
I kind of wish there were a couple flying around loose in Florida.
Where in Orlando did you see this?