Island Flying Fox

About this species

The back is tawny-brown, the underparts some shade of buff, the ears partially furred and the wing membranes black (Wikipedia, general species account). The species is quite variable in its colouring. The back is tawny-brown and the underparts some shade of buff. The ears are partially furred and the wing membranes are black. The fur is short on the back and medium-length on the underparts. This bat can be distinguished from the rather similar Ryukyu flying fox (Pteropus dasymallus) by the fact that its tibia are bare rather than covered with fur. (Wikipedia, general species account).

The small flying fox, also called the island flying fox or variable flying fox, is quite variable in colour. The head is usually dark brown but can be yellowish-brown and is paler in the eastern part of the range. It is found on islands and coasts from the Maldives and Myanmar through Southeast Asia to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands (Wikipedia, general species account). The small flying fox, island flying fox or variable flying fox (Pteropus hypomelanus) belongs to flying fox in the family Pteropodidae. (Wikipedia, general species account).

Description: Wildlife of sulawesi guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)