Stumble this page!Nicobar flying fox
Order : Chiroptera
Family : Pteropodidae
Subfamily : Pteropodinae
Species : Pteropus faunulus
The Nicobar flying fox is listed as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the Nicobar flying fox
A Nicobar flying fox group is called a 'flock'.Countries
India
Facts about the Nicobar flying fox
The endemic Nicobar flying fox is severely threatened due to regular hunting by the local indigenous people communities. (Full text)