Pacific Flying-fox

Pteropus tonganus

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Mammalia · Chiroptera · Pteropodidae

About

The insular flying fox or Pacific flying fox is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae. It is geographically widespread, the most widespread flying fox in the Pacific: it is found in American Samoa, the Cook Islands, Fiji, New Caledonia, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu.

Fun Fact

For the first time, flying fox bones from cultural deposits were directly dated by accelerator mass spectrometry, yielding an age of death between A.

Quick Facts

Habitat

Habitat is tropical wet forests, mangrove forests and plantations.

Diet

Eat pollen and nectar.

Lifespan

To be updated

Threats

Habitat Change
Human Disturbance

External Data Sources

Recent sightings on iNaturalist IUCN Red List profile

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