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A roosting flying fox is positioned upside down with its wings wrapped up. [18] When it gets too warm, a flying fox fans itself with its wings. [12] Roosting bats are restless until midmorning. Female large flying fox gestations are at their highest between November and January in Peninsular Malaysia, but some births occur in other months. [19]
The large flying fox forms colonies of up to 15,000 individuals, [47] [48] while the little red flying fox forms colonies of up to 100,000 individuals. [37] A few species and subspecies, such as Orii's flying fox (P. dasymallus inopinatus) and the Ceram fruit bat, are solitary. [49] [50]
Flying fox wings were depicted on the war shields of the Asmat people of Indonesia; they believed that the wings offered protection to their warriors. [150] There are modern and historical references to flying fox byproducts used as currency. In New Caledonia, braided flying fox fur was once used as currency. [148]
The great flying fox has a slightly shorter forearm length, and its wingspan is thus presumed to be lesser as well. [13] The wingspan of the Indian flying fox is up to 1.5 m (4.9 ft), [14] while the giant golden-crowned flying fox has a wingspan of 1.5–1.7 m (4.9–5.6 ft). [12]
Small Mauritian flying fox, P. subniger (19th century †) P. vampyrus species group Indian flying fox, P. giganteus; Andersen's flying fox, P. intermedius; Lyle's flying fox, P. lylei; Large flying fox, P. vampyrus; incertae sedis. Small Samoan flying fox, P. allenorum (19th century †) Large Samoan flying fox, P. coxi (19th century ...
Ashy-headed flying fox (Pteropus caniceps) Bismark masked flying fox (Pteropus capistratus) Moluccan flying fox (Pteropus chrysoproctus) Makira flying fox (Pteropus cognatus) Spectacled flying fox (Pteropus conspicillatus) Large Samoan flying fox (Pteropus coxi) Ryukyu flying fox (Pteropus dasymallus) Pteropus ennisae; Nicobar flying fox ...
Roosting groups may be 3–100 individuals. Bats typically change roost locations daily or every few days [13] and may fly as far as 4 km (2.5 mi) to feeding areas. Roost locations may follow the ripening of fruit trees. [5] Alternatively, frequently changing roost sites may be a strategy to decrease predation. [6]
The black flying fox or black fruit bat (Pteropus alecto) is a bat in the family Pteropodidae. It is among the largest bats in the world, but is considerably smaller than the largest species in its genus, Pteropus. The black flying fox is native to Australia, Papua New Guinea, and Indonesia. It is not a threatened species.