Stats

Lifespan

15-30 yrs

Size

Small

Diet

Herbivore

Activity

Nocturnal

Social

Colony

Biome

Tropical rainforest

Range

Asia and Oceania

Movement

Flight

Breeding

Live Birth

Defense

Speed

Status

Common

About

Flying-foxes are the largest bats in the world. They're found in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, East Africa, and some oceanic islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   newborn pup

   A hairless pup clings to its mother in the roost, nursing and growing rapidly.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   A furred juvenile is left in a nursery cluster while its mother forages, gaining strength in its wings.
3. 3.
   fledgling

   A near-adult bat takes its first short flights and begins catching prey or feeding on its own.
4. 4.
   adult

   Fully grown, flying and foraging confidently.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Chiroptera

Family

Pteropodidae

Genus

Pteropus