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Rodriguez flying fox

Order : Chiroptera
Family : Pteropodidae
Subfamily : Pteropodinae
Species : Pteropus rodricensis

 

The Rodrigues flying fox is listed as Critically Endangered (CR), facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the Rodriguez flying fox

Pteropus rodricensis is a poor flyer in a moderate wind, and many bats torn off their perches by a cyclone would certainly be swept out to sea.

The Rodriguez flying fox (Pteropus rodricensis) is a critically endangered flying fox (a type of bat with fox-like features belonging to the Suborder Megachiroptera). (Full text)

Description: The Rodriguez flying fox (Pteropus rodricensis) is a critically endangered flying fox (a type of bat with fox-like features belonging to the Suborder Megachiroptera). (Full text)

Rodriguez flying fox (Pteropus rodricensis) The Rodriguez flying fox (Pteropus rodricensis) is a critically endangered flying fox (a type of bat with fox-like features belonging to the Suborder Megachiroptera). (Full text)

Rodrigues Flying Fox (Pteropus rodricensis) is found on the Rodrigues Island, in the Indian Ocean off of the island of Madagascar. (Full text)

The Rodrigues fruit bat, Pteropus rodricensis, is one of the rarest bats in the world! (Full text)