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Flying Fox

Pteropus sp.

Description:

These medium sized bats wrapped themselves as day break to prepare for a good sleep before the sun sets when they fly off to find food.

Habitat:

On mango trees, casuarina trees by the coast. They hang upside down to sleep.

1 Species ID Suggestions

AfriBats
AfriBats 10 years ago
Flying fox
Pteropus sp.


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5 Comments

PamelaLim
PamelaLim 10 years ago

Thanks! I've updated the details & the map location too. It was found in Tioman island on Tekek Beach.

AfriBats
AfriBats 10 years ago

seems to be misplaced on the map

DDO
DDO 11 years ago

awesome!

Seema
Seema 11 years ago

great find..zoological name??

Atul
Atul 11 years ago

nice !

PamelaLim
Spotted by
PamelaLim

Malaysia

Spotted on May 3, 2012
Submitted on May 3, 2012

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