Wednesday, February 14, 2018

CHRISTMAS ISLAND FLYING FOX

Photographed on Christmas Island, December 2016
99                   CHRISTMAS ISLAND FLYING FOX                      Pteropus melanotus

AUSTRALIAN MAMMALS                 99

Also known as Blyth's Flying Fox and Black-earred Flying Fox. Found on Christmas Island, Andaman Islands, Nicobar Inlands and Sumatra. Population on Christmas Island critically endangered. More diurnal than most bats. Feeds on fruits and flowers.





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